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Spring is now well underway; birds are singing impressive melodies, more insects are on the wing with beautiful butterflies fluttering and bees busy foraging, whilst baby animals are arriving as…

Adders (Vipera berus) are the UK’s only venomous snake. Usually appearing from hibernation during March, Adders were spotted in Essex as early as February this year, due to the unseasonably warm…

Spring is arriving at Abberton, albeit slowly. The weather is cloudy and blustery. There is the beginnings of leaves on Hawthorn and blossom on Blackthorn showing in the young woodland.

The Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) is the largest of the three woodpeckers found in the UK.

At this time of year there are many interesting sights to look out for in the ancient woodlands of Belfairs. Ranger Tristan Colaco explores what to look out for this time of year!

The Redwing (Turdus iliacus) is the UK’s smallest true thrush that you’ll be able to spot feeding in fields, hedgerows and orchards this winter.

After a long hot summer and a spectacularly colourful autumn, the temperatures and the leaves have finally dropped. Along with the cooler weather, wintering birds have arrived on our shores, one…

November has been a bit wetter than October and the nights are drawing in since the clocks went back.

October has been another mild month on the whole with lots of nice birds around

The dry weather has finally broken and we have had some days of heavy rain at last.