Skylark
The song of the skylark has been the subject of many great musical and literary works. A quintessential feature of our farmland and grasslands habitats, it is declining rapidly with habitat loss…
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Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
Chwilio
Early grey
One of the earliest moths to emerge each year, spending the winter as a pupa and flying from March to May.
Creu celf o sbwriel!
Mae Caroline Bond yn lanhawr traethau o Ddwyrain Sussex. Mae hi hefyd yn creu celf o’r sbwriel mae hi’n ei gasglu oddi ar draethau!
Curlew sandpiper
This elegant wader is an uncommon autumn visitor, often joining flocks of dunlin.
For educators
We've got some great stuff for Watch leaders, children, teachers and parents alike. Take a look at our colouring-in sheets, wall charts, posters, wordsearches, how-to-guides and much more!
My passion
Chris is the Southern Reserves Manager at Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust and leads a team of staff, wardens and volunteers in caring for our nature reserves in the South of Nottinghamshire. This…
Make art from beach litter
Caroline Bond is a beach cleaner from East Sussex. She also makes art from the litter she collects from beaches!
Black poplar
The black poplar is a large tree of floodplains, flooded gravel pits and ditches, particularly in England. Despite being an important part of our culture for centuries, it has declined massively…
Deptford pink
The pretty Deptford pink is a very rare flower that is very vulnerable to the loss of our traditional grassland and farmland habitats. It can only be found in a few places in England and Wales.…
Red deer
Standing proud and tall, the red deer is our largest deer. With its massive antlers, it is an unmistakeable icon of the Scottish Highlands, but can be seen in northwest and southern England, too…
Small blue
The small blue's name is a little misleading: it is our smallest butterfly, but only shows a dusting of blue on brown wings. It is scarce, occurring on chalk grassland, mostly in southern…
Great grey shrike
This large shrike visits the UK in small numbers each year, passing through on migration or spending the winter here.