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The mating game
As summer draws to a close, it heralds the end of a period of frantic activity which has seen Potteric Carr’s birds striving to raise the next generation.
(c) Tom Blackwell
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As summer draws to a close, it heralds the end of a period of frantic activity which has seen Potteric Carr’s birds striving to raise the next generation.
Imagine our surprise earlier this year when reports of a rare mammal - more at home in remote woodlands - began to reach us at Spurn National Nature Reserve.
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Telling our story volunteer Howard Roddie didn’t know the difference between a red admiral and a comma butterfly, so he booked a place on the volunteer butterfly surveyor training. He took a few…
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This August, Telling Our Story Volunteer - Simon headed out to highlight three of our less visited nature reserves where geology combines with good habitat management to create some wildlife…
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Laura Welton, Wilder Humber’s Native Oyster Restoration Officer, discusses the importance of native oysters for marine ecosystems, and how Wilder Humber plans to reintroduce more oysters to the…
Telling our story volunteer Howard Roddie decided he needed a haircut and thought he might get one for free. So, he headed off to the final Hebridean sheep shearing day of the season but he got…
Wild Eye is an exciting art and nature programme celebrating Scarborough’s incredible wildlife and coastal environment.