A pale member of the violet family sometimes known as ‘milk violet’, the fen violet has a delicate and unassuming appearance. A real specialist of the wetland habitat, this species has seen a…
Whether found in a garden or part of an agricultural landscape, ponds are oases of wildlife worth investigating. Even small ponds can support a wealth of species and collectively, ponds play a key…
The uncontainable nature of wildlife is perhaps clearest in brownfield sites – previously developed land that is not currently in use. The crumbling concrete of abandoned factories, disused power…
Farmland can conjure up rural images of brown hares zig-zagging across fields, chattering flocks of finches and yellowhammers singing from thick, bushy hedges and field margins studded with…
Horsehair worms are parasitic worms of the clade Nematoida alongside their sister taxa Nematoda, the roundworms. The most famous trait of certain species of horsehair worms is the ability to alter…
Gwaith gwahaddod yw’r sypiau brown o ddaear sy’n gallu addurno lawnt. Mae’r mamal brown, byrdew yma’n treulio ei oes yn creu tyllau o dan y ddaear gyda phawennau siâp rhaw, yn hela am bryfed…
A bushy brown seaweed that appears bright blue underwater.
This beautiful orange and brown butterfly is now a rare sight in the UK
This small sea snail is easily identifiable by the 3 brown spots on the top of its shell.
Dark and brooding from a distance, the strong geometric lines and monotonous rows of uniformly sized trees can jar the eye and seem devoid of wildlife. But venture within and open ride edges,…
This streaky brown bird is a summer visitor to Britain, favouring open woodlands in the north and west.
