Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
Ivy is one of our most familiar plants, seen climbing up trees, walls, and along the ground, almost anywhere. It is a great provider of food and shelter for all kinds of animals, from butterflies…
Welcome lots of different types of beetles in by building your own beetle bank
Make the perfect home for beetles and other sorts of insects!
Have you tried it before?
Violet ground beetles are active predators, coming out at night to hunt slugs and other invertebrates in gardens, woodlands and meadows.
This beautiful beetle is fond of damp meadows and woodland rides, where it's often found on umbellifers or thistles.
On their boards, Tom and Finn get to rub shoulders with mackerel, eels, crabs, bass, whiting and more. Very soon, they hope to add dolphins to that list too.
