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Friends Dawn and Ann meet up every fortnight for a walk and a catch up on one of their local nature reserves.
The Bluebell holiday cottage
Smart souvenir shopping
Bringing a piece of your holiday home is a great way of keeping the memories alive – just make sure it’s wildlife-friendly!
Other ways to give
Land caddis
The Land caddis is the only caddisfly in the UK to spend its entire time on land, with no stage in water. Look in oak leaf litter over winter to see the grainy cases of the larvae, in which they…
Step out from your front door and count creatures great and small!
Our Great Yorkshire Creature Count challenges folk in every corner of Yorkshire to record as how many different wildlife species as they can from their own doorsteps in 24 hours. This mission for…
Shore lark
This distinctive lark is a passage migrant and winter visitor to the UK, most often found along the east coast of Britain.
The scarce vapourer moth
The Scarce Vapourer (Orgyia recens) is a medium-sized day-flying brown moth. This might not sound like the most exciting animal on the planet, but it has a fascinating life cycle, a fabulously…
Common sandpiper
The common sandpiper breeds along rivers, and by lakes, reservoirs and lochs in upland Scotland, Northern England and Wales. It can be spotted as a passage migrant at many inland wetlands across…
Leading authors to join Potteric Carr reserve’s 50th anniversary celebration next weekend
Illustrator and author Vicky Woodgate is running a workshop for children and conservation writer and blogger Dr Mark Avery will be centre stage for a question and answer session. Free entry to the…
Murmuration magic at Potteric Carr
A spectacular performance with a cast of thousands and plenty of edge-of-the seat jeopardy: one of nature’s great shows is being staged at Potteric Carr this winter.