Phosphorescent sea pen
This colonial creature looks like an old-fashioned quill - that's where the name sea pen comes from.
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Chwilio
My laboratory
Nora’s study of bird behaviour explores how small bird communities flock together to ward off larger predators. Nature has many things to teach us and is now widely acknowledged as a key…
Beaver
Beavers are the engineers of the animal world, creating wetlands where wildlife can thrive. After a 400-year absence, beavers are back in Britain!
Piddock
Piddocks are a boring bivalve. No, we don't mean dull... we mean that it bores into soft rock, creating a burrow. In fact, they're the opposite of dull - they glow in the dark!
Super El Niño: an explainer
We explain what Super El Niño is, what the impacts are and how it interacts with climate change.
Recording Wildlife
Recording wildlife is fun, open to anyone, and can produce very valuable information about UK biodiversity, including what lives where and how populations are changing over time.
State of UK Climate Report finds weather extremes now the norm in the UK
New report released today makes for stark reading. Ambitious action must be taken to tackle the dual nature and climate crisis
Jersey tiger
The jersey tiger moth is a beautiful moth with creamy white strips on its forewing and bold orange underwings. It is mainly found in the south.
Our response to Avara Food’s Poultry Manure Management Roadmap
We appreciate Avara’s commitment to tackling the water quality issues on the Wye, however we feel their roadmap lacks detail and urgency. We request that Avara publicly share a detailed project…
Channelled wrack
This yellow-brown seaweed grows in tufts at the very top of rocky shores. Its fronds curls at the sides, creating the channel that gives Chanelled Wrack its name.
My contribution
Penny loves spending time in her garden, creating a beautiful space that both wildlife and people can enjoy.
New report finds UK off track to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030, putting national security at risk
Ahead of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s COP17, The Wildlife Trusts warn urgent action is needed to get the UK’s nature commitments back on track.