Seasonal flooding and wetlands
Our wetland habitats depend on the seasonal ebb and flow of water. Working with this natural process brings wide-ranging and wonderful benefits - Vanessa Barlow, Living Landscapes Assistant for…
Our wetland habitats depend on the seasonal ebb and flow of water. Working with this natural process brings wide-ranging and wonderful benefits - Vanessa Barlow, Living Landscapes Assistant for…
The tops of Oarweed fronds can be spotted floating on low tides. Kelp beds are an important habitat, providing shelter for many other marine creatures.
The chocolate-brown raft spider inhabits bogs and ponds. It can be spotted sitting near the water, its legs touching the surface. When it feels the vibrations of potential prey, it rushes out to…
Hundreds of water birds have been reported feeding and loafing in Long Bank Marsh, part of Kilnsea Wetlands Nature Reserve near Spurn, following managed flooding of the area by Yorkshire Wildlife…
The sight of an iridescent swallow flitting across a riverside meadow in the morning sun has been a welcome herald of spring in our northern climes for millennia.
As flaming June arrives, the heat disperses. Over the last few weeks the warmth has been an early season welcome for our reptiles.
Walking past the shed door, a flicker of movement caught my eye, the late afternoon sunshine illuminating the streaky brown paintwork and flaking woodwork
Flitting about the house in summer, the gangly, brown daddy longlegs is familiar to many of us. They are a valuable food source for many birds.
A breeding bird of fast-flowing, upland rivers, the grey wagtail can also be seen in lowland areas, farmyards and even towns in winter.
Living up to its name, the bullhead has a characteristically large, flattened head and a tapering body. Look out for it in fast-flowing, stony rivers and streams.
The Banded demoiselle can be seen flitting around slow-moving rivers, ponds and lakes. The males are metallic blue, with a distinctive dark band across their wings, and the females are a shiny…
Frogbit looks like a mini water-lily as it floats on the surface of ponds, lakes and still waterways. It offers shelter to tadpoles, fish and dragonfly larve.