Quaking-grass
As its name suggests, quaking-grass can be seen quivering or 'quaking' in a breezy, summer wildflower meadow. Its purple-and-green, heart-shaped flower heads hang from delicate stems.…
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Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
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Weird plants
From flowers that smell like wee to leaves that look like belly buttons, here are some of our strangest plants!
Grass snake
The grass snake is our longest snake, but don't worry if you find one in the compost heap - it's harmless! Look out for this green and yellow beauty in grasslands and wetlands, too.
Common cotton-grass
The fluffy, white heads of common cotton-grass dot our brown, boggy moors and heaths as if a giant bag of cotton wool balls has been thrown across the landscape!
Marram grass
The dense, spiky tufts of Marram grass are a familiar sight on our windswept coasts. In fact, its matted roots help to stabilise sand dunes, allowing them to grow up and become colonised by other…
Knot grass
A common moth across most of the UK. The large, hairy caterpillars are often seen in late summer.
Make a wigwam for plants
Grow all sorts of vegetables and flowers up this cool wigwam!
Common couch
Common couch is a tall, tuft-forming grass of roadside verges, waste ground and arable land. It is very tough and can shade out more delicate plants. Look for flat, blade-like leaves and thin…
The best plants for bees and pollinators
Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies
Wildlife Watch
Wildlife Watch is the junior branch of The Wildlife Trusts and the UK's leading environmental action club for children and families.
The Wildlife Trusts and Illumination's MIGRATION only in cinemas
Illumination's MIGRATION & The Wildlife Trusts are teaming up to inspire families to embrace the great outdoors. In cinemas February 2
Wildlife photography
You don't need a fancy camera to take some great wildlife shots, sometimes a photo on phone can be twice as good!