The Hide – Fight or Flight Yes , summer is here , well for a while anyway so I’m going to enjoy this glorious weather while it lasts. Actually it has […]
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 […]
Wild Gardens There is a new wildlife series on the BBC narrated by Sir David Attenborough reveals the secret lives of the Garden , its available on the BBC i […]
The Hide – I can’t get no sleep Insomnia , sometimes wonderful ( i am definitely joking here ) but it’s always a great excuse to escape early in the […]
The Hide – Wow Wow , some times wildlife just takes your breath away and that’s definitely happened today. I’m sat as usual in the meadow hide , relaxing and […]
The Hedgehog – Erinaceus europaeus The European hedgehog , Erinaceus europaeus is not only one of Britain’s favourite small mammals , it’s also one of the oldest , first evolving […]
Herring Gull – Larus argentatus If you can see a sea gull , it’s very likely going to be a Herring Gull you are watching. jumps to mind. The Herring Gull […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]