My turning point
Volunteering on a nature reserve turned Adam’s life around after a difficult time in life. As Assistant Reserve Officer, wildlife is both his stress relief and his career.
Chwilio
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
Chwilio
Bloody henry starfish
The bloody henry starfish is normally a bright purply-red colour and is found all around the UK.
Birds of prey
Birds of prey offer magnificent spectacles at all times of year, even during the depths of winter.
Shoresearch Rocky shore surveys - May 2022
Throughout this month we visited 3 sites for group Shoresearches, and timed species searches for invasive species, since it was INNS week. We ended May with 3 days’ worth of have-a-go sessions.…
Brown shrimp
The brown shrimp blends perfectly with its seabed home and is found all around the coasts of the UK.
Chitons
Found on rocky shores around the UK, Chitons are a kind of mollusc identifiable by their characteristic coat-of-mail shells.
Water rail
From grunts and groans, to 'purring' and 'piglet squealing', the water rail is more often heard than it is seen! This shy bird lives in reedbeds and wetlands, hiding among the…
Turnstone
The turnstone can be spotted fluttering around large stones on rocky and gravelly shores, flipping them over to look for prey. It can even lift rocks as big as its own body! Although a migrant to…
By-the-wind-sailor
These mysterious and beautiful creatures rely on warm ocean currents to ‘sail’ them around the world... not a bad life?
Tracks in the sand
A bare foot wander on the beach leaves you feeling refreshed and at this time of year, having warmed up a little bit, the trek is not too arduous. Look around you. You may not realise it, but even…
Mussel
The common mussel is a familiar sight on shores all around the UK and is a favourite food of people, seabirds and starfish alike.
Cemlyn Provides a Safe Haven
The Cemlyn tern colony is currently at record numbers - a really wild spectacle. With recent local media coverage about the desertion of the Skerries tern colony, and the question “where have all…