www.VisitWoods.org.uk, is a new interactive website showcasing all the woods you can visit in Scotland and across the UK. Share your favourite woods online, and be part of something big... VisitWoods aims to encourage more people to get out and enjoy all that our woodland has to offer. At the heart of the project is www.VisitWoods.org.uk. Part of a unique collaboration … [Read more...] about Help Your VisitWoods Project
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Beetle hides in Sherwood Forest
A rare beetle is found hiding in Sherwood Forest after a 70 year absence. The Hazel Pot Beetle, Cryptocephalus coryli, has been found living within the ancient woodland of Birklands. About 8mm in length it was rediscovered at the Birklands and Bilhaugh Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in 2008 by local naturalists Trevor and Dilys Pendleton A further survey in … [Read more...] about Beetle hides in Sherwood Forest
Wildlife Trust Back to School
Year 6 pupils from Houghton Primary School in Carlisle, Cumbria, have come up with some wonderful ideas on how to improve wildlife at Cumbria Wildlife Trust's new organic farm. The 10- and 11-year-olds suggested building log piles at Gosling Sike Farm to attract snakes, lizards, frogs and toads, as well as small mammals such as voles. They also proposed creating new ponds … [Read more...] about Wildlife Trust Back to School
British Wildlife iPhone Apps
Collins British Wildlife Photoguide have an interactive app for iPhone and iPad. An interactive version of the popular Collins Complete British Wildlife Photguide by mydigitalearth.com features more than 1500 species most likely to be encountered, complete with photo images and text descriptions. The easy to use app also describes some unusual species that are striking … [Read more...] about British Wildlife iPhone Apps
RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch
The annual RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch takes place in the last week of January. Make a note in your diary for the 29th and 30th of January - All you need to do is watch for one hour. Log on the the RSPB website to pre register. You only need to register once, regardless of how many times you submit. There is even a handy bird identification and record sheet which you … [Read more...] about RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch