Sphagnum moss
Sphagnum mosses carpet the ground with colour on our marshes, heaths and moors. They play a vital role in the creation of peat bogs: by storing water in their spongy forms, they prevent the decay…
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Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
Chwilio
What makes the spit you see on leaves in summer?
What is that stuff?
Are all feathers the same?
Feathers come in different shapes and colours, but they all have a special job.
Clouded yellow
The clouded yellow is a migrant that arrives here from May onwards. Usually, only small numbers turn up, but some years see mass migrations. It prefers open habitats, particularly chalk grassland…
Scarlet Lady
This brilliant red and white sea slug would make the perfect nudibranch for a Christmas card image or perhaps a football team mascot!
Baby bird spotter
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Black bird spotter
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Build a bird's nest
Craft your own bird nest with nature finds.
Make a bird feeder
Make a bird feeder and see who comes to visit your garden.
River bird spotter
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Clever Corvids!
The crow family is no bunch of feather-brained fools – they’re brilliantly brainy birds!
Beautiful demoiselle
Beautiful demoiselle’s are, well, beautiful! Often confused for a dragonfly, these giants of the damselfly world are hard to miss with their metallic blue and green colours.