My thermostat
As the Chat Moss Project Officer for Lancashire Wildlife Trust, Elspeth is helping to restore the wild peatland landscape that has been drained for over 200 years. The area lies within five miles…
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Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
Chwilio
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 back-to-school
As a child growing up in Ghana, Patience never took an interest in what was going on in the garden. Now, she’s growing her own flowers and vegetables every week, both at the Centre for Wildlife…
My bigger picture
Acclaimed underwater photographer Paul Naylor has been diving and capturing images of life in the waters around the British coast for years, with over 2,000 dives to his name. He knows the impact…
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 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…
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…
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…
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?
Chalk rivers
Cool, crystal-clear waters flow over gravelly beds, streaming through white-flowered water-crowfoot and watercress in serene lowland landscapes.
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…