THE HIDE – LIFE
The Hide – Life Slowly but surely the pools at the Hide are coming back to life , with more activity , larger numbers of visitor’s and a wider range […]
WILDLIFE – CHALK HILL BLUE BUTTERFLY
The Chalk Hill Blue – Polyommatus coridon The Chalk hill Blue is a common chalk downland butterfly. Male Chalk Hill Blues have pale blue upper sides, a wide brown margin […]
THE HIDE -SPRING
The Hide , Spring Spring is finally here ( meteorological spring officially starts here in the UK on the 1st March ) and as the new season starts here in North […]
WILDLIFE – CORN BUNTING
The Corn Bunting – Emberiza calandra The corn bunting is a sparrow-sized, streaky brown bird of hedgerows and farmland that feeds on seeds and invertebrates. In the winter, it will […]
THE HIDE – ROBIN
The Hide , Robin It has been a stop – start beginning to 2026 regarding the hide , mainly due to a non-stop stream of holidays , not that I’m […]
WILDLIFE – BEARDED TIT
The Bearded tit – Panurus biarmicus Bearded Tits can be found year-round across England, Wales and the Tayside area of Scotland. Their long tail, rich auburn plumage, grey head and […]
WILDLIFE – BRAMBLING
The Brambling – Fringilla montifringilla Bramblings are the same size and shape as a chaffinch. In their summer breeding plumage, males have a glossy black head and back, but in […]
WILDLIFE – LITTLE OWL
The Little Owl – Athene noctua The little owl was first introduced to the UK in the 1800s. Look out for them in trees overlooking grassland from where they swoop […]
LOCATION – SWINDON LAGOONS
Swindon Lagoons , Shaw Forest , Swindon , SN5 7ET Swindon Lagoons is an incredible story of nature’s ability to recover. Until 1985 the lagoons stored waste by-products of Thames […]
WILDLIFE – CHINESE WATER DEER
The Chinese Water Deer – Hydropotes inermis Chinese water deer are non native being introduced to the UK in 1873 by London Zoo. Individual deer escaped from private collections in […]
WILDLIFE – THE MALLARD
The Mallard – Anas platyrhynchos The mallard , dabbling duck can be found throughout the Americas, Europe and North Africa and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia and South […]
WILDLIFE – POCHARD
The Pochard – Aythya ferina The pochard is a plump, medium-sized diving duck with a wingspan of up to 80cm. The male has a chestnut-coloured head and neck, a black breast […]
WINTERWATCH 2026
Tuesday 20th to Friday 23rd January 2026 , 7.00pm BBC 2 This year, Winterwatch will be based in a new location: the National trust’s Mount Stewart, on the shores of Strangford Lough in […]
WILDLIFE – PHEASANT
The Pheasant – Phasianus colchicus Easily recognisable, the pheasant is a common sight in the countryside and can be found all over the great Britain. This non native bird was […]
THE HIDE – BLUE TIT
The Hide , Blue tit Every now and then i need to remind myself that the everyday encounter with a common local bird species is still a special occasion. In […]
WILDLIFE – BROWN ARGUS
The Brown Argus butterfly – Aricia agestis This small butterfly is characteristic of southern chalk and limestone grassland but occurs in a variety of other open habitats as far north […]
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