Nature Around Me
Nature is all around us - We just need to know where to look....
Hay meadow survey
Recent years have seen a decline in traditional hay meadows by over 90% in the U.K. This decline has occurred due to changes in meadow management with ploughing, drainage, reseeding and the addition of fertilisers as primary factors. What is more this resource has become fragmented, isolated and is often found outside the current farming context … [Read More...]
Sparrows get drive-through food
Sparrows in an East Cumbrian town have found a unique way of finding food. Cars arriving at the Co-Operative store in Kirkby Stephen are given a close inspection by the resident sparrows on the search for bugs. In a sort of drive through food outlet for birds, flies and other insects are removed by the birds whilst the car driver goes for … [Read More...]
NEWS
Mammals on roads survey
July sees the start of a nationwide survey of mammal sightings along single-carriageway roads. The survey is organised by the People's Trust for Endangered … [Read More...]
Raccoon filmed wild in the UK
Wildlife Trust cameras have captured the first raccoon ever filmed in the North East of England. The North American mammal was photographed and filmed … [Read More...]
Woodland Trust Photography Competition
Enter your photos in the first Nature Detectives national photography competition for children, for the chance to win a digital camera. The overall … [Read More...]
Record breeding year for World Owl Trust
2010 is proving to be a record breaking breeding year for the World Owl Trust at Muncaster Castle near Ravenglass in the Western Lake … [Read More...]
Humber Avocet colony expands
A failing breeding avocet colony on the Humber has enjoyed a dramatic reversal in fortunes with its most successful season ever, thanks … [Read More...]
Red Kites return to the Lake District
The Forestry Commission is spearheading a three-year project to reintroduce red kites into parts of the Lake District. This is the … [Read More...]
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