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Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION

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Carrageen

This small reddish-purple seaweed grows in small branching fans on rocky shores. It is widely used in the food industry - and might have been used to produce your ice cream, beer or even jelly!…

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Pignut

Pignut is a small umbellifer, with edible tubers, that is found in woods, hedges and grasslands.

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Duke of Burgundy

This beautiful orange and brown butterfly is now a rare sight in the UK

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Merlin

Our most diminutive falcon, the merlin is a pretty bird of prey. It chases small birds, flying low to the ground or hovering in the breeze because of its small size. Resident merlins are joined in…

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Spotted cowrie

This small sea snail is easily identifiable by the 3 brown spots on the top of its shell.

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Netted dog whelk

A small, but feisty scavenger, this carnivorous sea snail does not let anything go to waste!

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Autumn

There is plenty of wildlife to see in autumn. This is a time of nature's plenty, with a wonderful hedgerow harvest of blackberries, rose hips, crab apples, hazelnuts and seeds. Have a look at our top autumn wildlife.
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Large heath

This bog-loving butterfly is mostly found in the north of the UK, where it takes to the wing in summer.

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For grown ups

Wildlife Watch is the junior branch of The Wildlife Trusts and the UK’s leading environmental action club for kids. Our aim is to encourage children to engage with the environment and the issues affecting it. If you and your family care about nature and want to experience local wildlife, or are looking for some nature-inspired activities, then you’ve come to the right place.