Blog: Species

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A hedgehog curled up.

Homemade hedgehog hideaways

One of the easiest ways to help your neighbourhood hedgehogs is to create a homemade hedgehog hideaway for your garden.

Common seal

Colourful common seals

Seals can be seen all year round along the British coast. You might spot just their heads as they peek out across sea’s surface or a whole colony hauled out on the mud, resting and basking in the…

Beaver swimming

Public urged to go wild for beavers

Crucial moment for ‘nature’s engineers’ as consultation closes 17th November. The Wildlife Trusts are asking the public to support plans that could see beavers released into the wild in England.…

Kestrel hovering

Birds of prey

Few birds inspire awe as often as birds of prey, those athletic aerial predators that rule the roost when it comes to avian (bird) food chains.

Tufted ducks

How to identify diving ducks

The arrival of thousands more ducks to our wetlands is one of the highlights of winter. Learn about the more widespread species and some of the rarer diving ducks that can be spotted during this…

Spider's web

Living with spiders

Every autumn, headlines warn about spiders invading our homes. But what’s the real story with our eight-legged neighbours?

Two Bewick's Swans at Blue House Farm

New Year, New Visitors

We were delighted with some exciting sightings in recent weeks, including during our January bird survey, and we're looking forward to upcoming projects.

Blue Tit

Abberton Assistant Ranger Blog

Happy New Year! 2020 is upon us and I am very excited for all the projects and wildlife excitement we have planned for the coming year! Christmas and New Year was filled with lots of joy and…