For two long years, the tiny creature drifted with ocean currents like a leaf on the wind. At first, it was flattened and ...

Orcas, Risso's dolphins, basking sharks and sunfish are among the spectacular marine species recently spotted around the coast, as The Wildlife Trusts launches National Marine Week to celebrate and ...

By disposing of waste properly and choosing nature-friendly products, we can keep our waters clean for marine wildlife. If ...

We’re celebrating the beauty and power of being close to nature during 30 Days Wild with a T-Shirt design competition! Whether you’re inspired by the peaceful serenity of woodlands, the wild power of ...

This snowy white moth is easily mistaken for the similar brown-tail, until it lifts its abdomen to reveal a burst of golden-yellow. The yellow-tail is found in a broad range of habitats across the UK, ...

A small, day-flying moth that can often be seen visiting garden herbs. The mint moth is a day-flying moth, which can be seen on sunny days between April and September (though is sometimes recorded in ...

Hedges provide important shelter and protection for wildlife, particularly nesting birds and hibernating insects. Hedges are a better choice of boundary for wildlife than fences or walls, especially ...

Woody shrubs and climbers provide food for wildlife, including berries, fruits, seeds, nuts leaves and nectar-rich flowers. So why not plant a shrub garden and see who comes to visit? Woody shrubs and ...

The Sitka spruce was introduced into the UK from North America in the 19th century. It has been widely planted as a forestry tree; look for classic needle-like leaves and pale brown, domed cones. The ...

The common sandpiper breeds along rivers, and by lakes, reservoirs and lochs in upland Scotland, Northern England and Wales. It can be spotted as a passage migrant at many inland wetlands across the ...

The little ringed plover first nested in the UK in 1938, but has since moved in happily! It has taken advantage of an increase in man-made flooded gravel pits, reservoirs and quarries that provide ...