A nature reserve in Durham is celebrating after an Arctic Redpoll is spotted. The rare visitor to the UK was found at the Rainton Meadows nature reserve, near Houghton-le-Spring. The reserve is home to the Durham Wildlife Trust. Mark Richardson, Trust Reserves Manager, said: “This winter at Rainton Meadows has proven to be a bird spotters dream". Redpoll species … [Read more...] about Arctic Redpolls arrive in Durham
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Rare ladybird spotted in Sutherland, Scotland
A species of ladybird which thrives on heather moorland has been spotted on land belonging to the John Muir Trust, a wild land conservation charity. The sighting of the Hieroglyphic ladybird is the most northerly ever recorded. John Muir Trust Wild Land Ranger Don O’ Driscoll spotted the insect near Loch na Gainimh on the Trust’s Sandwood estate, in Sutherland, … [Read more...] about Rare ladybird spotted in Sutherland, Scotland