Make a mini pond
Ponds are great for wildlife! Create a home for damselflies, frogs and toads.
Ponds are great for wildlife! Create a home for damselflies, frogs and toads.
With natural nesting sites in decline, adding a nestbox to your garden can make all the difference to your local birds.
Try this fab wildlife creation!
The caterpillars of this fluffy white moth are best admired from a distance, as their hairs can irritate the skin.
Also known as the 'green drake mayfly', the common mayfly can be found around unpolluted wetlands, such as lakes and rivers. It has transparent, lacy wings and three long 'tails…
A stocky, little sandpiper, the knot can be spotted in estuaries from August onwards, migrating here from the Arctic where it breeds. Look out for it probing the muddy sand with its specialised…
Try this simple bird feeder for garden visitors!
Craft your own bird nest with nature finds.
A summer visitor to the UK, the red-tailed redstart is a robin-sized bird that can be spotted in woodlands, parks and hedgerows, mainly in the north and west of the UK.
When spotting the pintail in winter, look out for the fabulous, long tail feathers that characterise it. This dabbling duck feeds at the water's surface, rather than diving for food.
Spiny lobster, crawfish, crayfish, rock lobsters - many names, one animal! This pretty lobster was made extinct in many areas through overfishing, but is now making a slow comeback.