Blog: Species

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Fly agaric - Jon Hawkins Surrey Hills Photography

Finding fungi

Here's a selection of our spectacular mushroom species and how you can identify them.

Waxwing

Waxwing winters

Discover the bird that’s a favourite amongst birdwatchers, despite the fact that most rarely see one.

Hedgehog

Great Baddow Hedgehogs

Urban Wildlife Champions share their experiences helping hedgehogs in Great Baddow.

Conker (horse chestnut)

Bonkers for conkers

Autumn brings with it treasures, wrapped up in a lovely spikey shell. Find out more about conkers.

(c) Emma Robertshaw

An introduction to rivers

Find out about the general processes and features of rivers, key river species, and their relationship with humans.

Common toad

A toad's transformation

From jelly-encased eggs to aquatic larvae with gills, to fully grown adults with legs and lungs, common toads have quite the transformation when growing up. Read about their fascinating lifecycle…

Coral reef

Diving into National Marine Week

Campaigns Assistant, Gemma, shares some of her most captivating marine encounters from tropical waters and how our local marine life might not be so different...

Frog or Toad?

How to tell the difference between a common frog and a common toad.