Harbour Porpoises & Other Cetaceans
Nia Jones, our Living Seas Manager introduces some handy tips to viewing cetaceans from North Wales' shores.
Nia Jones, our Living Seas Manager introduces some handy tips to viewing cetaceans from North Wales' shores.
The rare smooth snake can only be found at a few heathland sites in the UK. It looks a bit like an adder, but lacks the distinctive zig-zag pattern along its back.
This bog-loving butterfly is mostly found in the north of the UK, where it takes to the wing in summer.
Unsurprisingly, the Chalkhill blue can be found on sunny, chalk grassland sites in southern England. Clouds of this beautiful blue butterfly may be seen fluttering around low-growing flowers.
The lesser-black backed gull can be spotted around the coast in summer, with the biggest colony on Walney Island, Cumbria. Look for it over fields, landfill sites and reservoirs during winter.
This streaky brown bird is a summer visitor to Britain, favouring open woodlands in the north and west.
Despite its name, the common gull is not as common as some of our other gulls. It can be spotted breeding at the coast, but is also partial to sports fields, landfill sites and housing estates in…
Considered Britain's most threatened butterfly, the high brown fritillary can be only be found in a few areas of England and Wales.
This small, white heron is an increasingly common sight in parts of the UK as it spreads north from continental Europe.