Guided Nature Tours
With so many wildflowers about to bloom across the North West, it can be very easy to overlook those that share our gardens. Even more so for those that are often seen as pests or weeds. The …
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In the identification of wild birds, beak size is not often the first thing you’d think of to use. There is one bird however where the beak is the first big giveaway to what species it is. So much …
If you are out walking along Lancashire’s coastal paths in autumn, keep an eye out for seals bobbing up and down in the surf. These enchanting creatures can appear to look like a floating buoy from a …
Every year, the British people vote in their thousands to declare which of our garden birds is the favourite of all. One of the most popular (which has now become our National Bird) is the garden …
Sometimes with wildlife watching, it simply comes down to being in the right place at the right time to spot something very special. Yesterday was one such day where we just happened to be …
[Read more...] about Where does the Bewick’s Swan come from?
This week, William Balfour emailed in with a question about his local swallow. "Hello, my name is William and I live in France (central). We have a lot of swallows that have nests in our barns , I …
