Covid-19 Update - 12th May
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…
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.
Survey for porpoises, dolphins and seals with optional creative writing and drawing!
This large, fluffy-legged moth is often attracted to lights in May and June.
In May, our hedgerows burst into life as common hawthorn erupts with creamy-white blossom, colouring the landscape and giving this thorny shrub its other name of 'May-tree'.
Look out for the small, yellow flowers of Celery-leaved buttercup in wet meadows and at the edges of ponds and ditches. It flowers from May to September.
The dark-blue flowers of Common milkwort pepper our grasslands from May to September. It can also appear in pink and white forms.
The Migrant hawker is not a particularly aggressive species, and may be seen feeding in large groups. It flies late into autumn and can be seen in gardens, grasslands and woodlands.
A small and delicate plant of chalk grasslands, Fairy flax can be seen in bloom from May to September - look out for its nodding, white flowers.
The early gentian is a rare plant that is only found in the UK. It likes sunny, lowland chalk grasslands, its purple, trumpet-shaped flowers blooming in May and June.
A short, but pretty plant of unimproved grasslands, the Green-winged orchid gets its name from the green veins in the 'hood' of its flowers. Look for it in May and June.