My happy place
When the stresses of life get too much, I take a walk through Attenborough Nature Reserve - a form of free therapy. The fresh air, the bird calls, the beauty of nature surrounding me, is calming.…
Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
When the stresses of life get too much, I take a walk through Attenborough Nature Reserve - a form of free therapy. The fresh air, the bird calls, the beauty of nature surrounding me, is calming.…
The turkeytail is a very colourful bracket fungus that grows throughout the year, but is at its best in the autumn. Its circular caps can be seen growing in tiers on trees and dead wood.
This football-sized fungus can be seen in autumn, sometimes growing on grass verges.
The spotted ray is one of the smallest species of skate, growing to only 80 cm.
This dazzling moss grows in dark places, catching any faint light to glow a golden-green.
This grass-green seaweed is sometimes known as Grass Kelp and grows on pretty much every shore in the UK.
Growing in tufts, Crested dog's-tail is a stiff-looking grass, with a tightly packed, rectangular flower spike. Look for it in lowland meadows and grasslands.
A small, tufted fern, maidenhair spleenwort can be found growing out of crevices between rocks, in walls and on mossy branches across the UK.