How to make a hedge for wildlife
Hedges provide important shelter and protection for wildlife, particularly nesting birds and hibernating insects.
Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
Hedges provide important shelter and protection for wildlife, particularly nesting birds and hibernating insects.
At night, the pretty, white blooms of white campion produce a heady scent, attracting feeding moths. Look for this wildflower along hedgerows and roadside verges, and on waste ground.
Whether feeding the birds, or sowing a wildflower patch, setting up wildlife areas in your school makes for happier, healthier and more creative children.
Try these wild poses at home!
It's amazing what nature you can discover on your doorstep! Millie shares her favourite place and how it helps her in lockdown.
This bog-loving butterfly is mostly found in the north of the UK, where it takes to the wing in summer.
Charlotte from the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and Merseyside tells us all about these fantastic creatures and how you can get a closer look!
As its name suggests, the large skipper is bigger than the similar-looking small skipper! It can be seen in summer, resting on the long grass of grasslands, woodlands, verges and sand dunes.
The White admiral is a striking black-and-white butterfly with a delicate flight that includes long glides. It prefers shady woodlands where it feeds on Bramble.
The aromatic fragrance of Large thyme can punctuate a summer walk over a chalk grassland. It is an evergreen that grows low to the ground, with erect spikes of tiny, lilac flowers appearing over…
This dainty white butterfly is now only found in a few parts of Britain, where it flutters slowly through woodland clearings.