WILDLIFE – WATER VOLE
The Water Vole – Arvicola amphibius Water voles are the largest species of vole in Uk. Similar in size and often mistaken for a Brown Rat , they make their […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 – RAVEN
The Raven – Corvus corax The Raven is a large all-black bird, a member of the crow family. It is large bird , the biggest member of the crow family.with […]
WILDLIFE – SHORT-EARED OWL
The Short-eared Owl – Asio flammeus The short-eared owl is mottled yellowy-brown above, paler underneath and has dark circles around its yellow eyes. Short ‘ear tufts’ provide its common name. […]
WILDLIFE – MEADOW BROWN
The Meadow Brown butterfly – Maniola jurtina The medium-sized meadow brown is one of the commonest grassland butterflies, and can be seen in the summer, from June to September. It […]
BIRDS K – Z
KINGFISHERAlcedo atthis LINNETCarduelis cannabina LONG-TAILED TITAEGITHALOS CAUDATUS NUTHATCHSitta europaea MAGPIEPica pica MARSH TITPoecile palustris PHEASANTPhasianus colchicus PIED WAGTAILMotacilla alba RAVENCorvus corax RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGEAlectoris rufa REDWINGTurdus iliacus ROBINErithacus rubecula SONG THRUSHTurdus […]
WILDFOWL
MUTE SWANCygnus olor CANADA GOOSEBranta canadensis GREYLAG GOOSEAnser anser COOTFulica atra MOORHENGallinula chloropus GREY HERONArdea Cinerea CORMORANTPhalacrocorax carbo GUILLEMOTUria Alger PUFFINFratercula artica BLACK-HEADED GULLChroicocephalus ridibundus REDSHANKTringa tetanus MALLARDAnas platyrhynchos HOODED […]
MAMMALS
BADGERMeles meles FOXVulpes vulpes OTTERLutra lutra PINE MARTENMartes martes STOATMustela erminea WEASELMusrela nivalis GREY SQUIRRELSciurus carolinensis RED SQUIRREL Sciurus vulgaris BROWN RATRattus norvegicus HARVEST MOUSEMicromys minutus WATER VOLEcoming in March […]
WILDLIFE – THE OTTER
The Otter – Lutra lutra The Otter is Britain’s largest member of the Weasel Family , leading an amphibious lifestyle in our rivers, lakes and river estuaries. By the 1960s […]
WILDLIFE – TUFTED DUCK
The Tufted duck – Aythya fuligula The Tufted Duck is a medium-sized diving duck, typically weighing around 750g with a wingspan of 45cm , so smaller in size than a […]
IN TO THE WILD
With Thomas Orrin , Wildlife Photographer On my travels up to Yorkshire over the summer I had countless encounters and one of my favourites came when I visited Studley royal […]
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