Moorhen
A familiar black bird of our lakes, ponds and rivers, the moorhen is widespread; look out for its large and untidy-looking nest on the water in spring. It can be distinguished from the similar…
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My daytime drama
Carol loves watching the rituals of the birds at Rutland Water, especially at the feeding station that she helps to maintain as a volunteer. She loves to lose herself in her own personal episode…
My flood defence
Bev is grateful to live down the road from Potteric Carr Nature Reserve, a 210ha wetland site which stores excess water from the River Torne during times of high
rainfall. This saved her…
My dog
Jamie fell in love with wildlife taking his dog for walks at Attenborough Nature Reserve as a young boy to keep him occupied. Now he is inspiring the next generation working with the Keeping It…
Smew
This small duck is an uncommon winter visitor to the UK, where they're usually found on lakes, reservoirs and gravel pits.
My jump leads
Ann and her husband nurture and cultivate specialist sphagnum mosses and vascular plants like bog cranberry for a community area of the moss: they’re kickstarting the vegetation growth on Little…
My oasis
Growing up and living in the countryside for much of her life, Helen is used to big wide open spaces and loves being outside. She enjoys coming to the Centre for Wildlife Gardening, as it’s like…
My lifesaver
Wendy has been a regular volunteer bird ringer at Teifi Marsh ever since her son tragically took his own life. Being out in the mornings with the birds gave Wendy a sense of peace and purpose…
My legacy
Aidan is passionate about this wetland oasis which he helped safeguard from development in the 80s. It’s his childhood playground, where he spent many happy days of discovery. Now, he loves…
Smart souvenir shopping
Bringing a piece of your holiday home is a great way of keeping the memories alive – just make sure it’s wildlife-friendly!
Leatherback turtle
A giant of the sea turtle world, leatherback turtles are ocean wanderers searching the seas for jellyfish. Unlike other sea turtles, leatherback turtles don’t mind the cold! This means they can…
Ailgylchu - pa wahaniaeth y mae'n ei wneud?
P'un a ydych chi'n gollwng can o bop i mewn i fin gwastraff neu ailgylchu, mae'n hawdd meddwl nad oes gan y weithred fach hon unrhyw ganlyniad gwirioneddol. Wedi'r cyfan, unwaith y bydd wedi dod i mewn, anaml y bydd yn rhaid i chi feddwl amdano eto. Ac mewn ffordd, mae hyn yn wych, oherwydd ei fod yn gwneud ailgylchu yn hawdd ac yn ddi-drafferth, ond ar y llaw arall, mae hefyd yn ei gwneud yn arfer sy'n hawdd iawn ei esgeuluso. Ond pe byddech chi'n dewis ailgylchu can alwminiwm, pa wahaniaeth fyddai'n ei wneud?