Red mullet
A strikingly beautiful fish, it is not hard to see where the ‘red’ mullet gets its name from!
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Chwilio
Soldier beetle
One of our largest soldier beetles, often found on flowers where they hunt other insects.
How to do companion planting
Grow plants that help each other! Maximise your garden for you and for wildlife using this planting technique.
The Canoe River Cleaner
Find out how one member of Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is cleaning up his local rivers!
Common woodlouse
If you were to pick up a rock in the garden, you’d hopefully find a few common woodlouse. These hardy minibeasts have in-built armour and like to hide in warm, moist places like compost heaps.
Golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle
This beautiful beetle is fond of damp meadows and woodland rides, where it's often found on umbellifers or thistles.
My new roots
Mary moved to Birmingham for her job and has found volunteering with The Wildlife Trust the perfect way to meet new people and put down roots in a new place.
Facts and stories
Learn amazing wildlife facts, read nature stories and hear from like-minded people. Take a look at our blogs and find out about some really weird wildlife near you...
How to make pinecone pixies
These adorable elves are made from all natural or recyclable materials and can be as unique or as uniformed as you choose! Katie Armstrong from Durham Wildlife Trust explains how to make them.
My passion
Graham has been mad about butterflies all his life. He volunteers for Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust and records them on a local nature reserve as well as nationally.
Avocet
A key species in the story of conservation, the avocet represents an amazing recovery of a bird once extinct in the UK. This pied bird, with its distinctive upturned bill, can now be seen on…
Jack snipe
This well-camouflaged wader is a winter visitor to the UK, where it can be seen feeding on wetlands with a distinctive bobbing motion.