Boom Time for Bitterns
If you are out and about on the Avalon Marshes nature reserves over the next few weeks and hear what sounds like a distant foghorn, then it may well be one of our resident bitterns.
If you are out and about on the Avalon Marshes nature reserves over the next few weeks and hear what sounds like a distant foghorn, then it may well be one of our resident bitterns.
The shy and retiring bittern is a master of blending in and can be very difficult to spot in its reedbed home. It does sound like a booming foghorn, however, when it calls, so can often be heard…
Survey for porpoises, dolphins and seals with optional creative writing and drawing!
Following the government announcement at the weekend that people in England will be able to spend more time outdoors from Wednesday, for leisure purposes, and that households will also be able to…
National citizen science survey of intertidal habitats.
CELEBRATION OF WORLD OCEANS DAY!
National citizen science survey of intertidal habitats.
Part of Minehead Summer Nature Watch Day.
National citizen science survey of intertidal habitats.
Part of Minehead Spring Nature Watch Day.
Hairy bitter-cress is an edible weed of rocky places, walls, gardens and cultivated ground. Gathering wild food can be fun, but it's best to do it with an expert - come along to a Wildlife…
Survey for porpoises, dolphins and seals with optional creative writing and drawing!
The extensive, golden-brown reedbeds that are formed by stands of Common reed are a familiar sight in our wetlands. They provide an important home for many species, including the rare Bittern.