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…
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…
The fly-shaped flowers of this fascinating plant are attractive to insects - but not the ones you might expect!
Turn over large stones or paving slabs in the garden and you are likely to find a red ant colony. This medium-sized ant can deliver a painful sting, so be careful! In summer, winged adults swarm…
This fascinating cup fungus is a lovely thing to stumble upon -should you be lucky enough!
Masters of disguise, this species exhibits one of the best examples of camouflage you will find on the seashore!
Despite being a little shy, these amazing marine mammals can be spotted close to shore in shallow waters. If you do get close, keep an eye out for the loud ‘chuff’ noise they make as they come to…
Charlotte is spending her placement year from the University of Cardiff with Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust learning valuable surveying and monitoring techniques that she can add to her CV and…
If you’ve ever been rockpooling, you’ve probably seen a limpet or two! Their cone-shaped shells clamp onto rocks until the tide comes in, at which point they become active. Limpets move around…
A summer visitor, the willow warbler can be seen in woodland, parks and gardens across the UK. It arrives here in April and leaves for southern Africa in September.
Mae’n cael ei hystyried fel arwydd cynnar o’r gwanwyn ac mae cân y gog, neu’r gwcw, yn swnio fel ei henw: ‘cwc-w’. Mae i’w chlywed mewn coetiroedd a glaswelltiroedd. Mae’r gog yn enwog am ddodwy…