
Species in the spotlight - The Green Woodpecker
The Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) is the largest of the three woodpeckers found in the UK.
The Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) is the largest of the three woodpeckers found in the UK.
January has finally turned colder, with some frosty mornings. Tree planting is still going well, and our running total now stands at 2,775, we should be finished in the next 3 to 4 weeks unless…
January can be a difficult time of year for wildlife, as the long cold nights continue and natural food sources become harder to find. Lorna Shaw, Biological Records Centre Co-ordinator at Essex…
The dry weather has finally broken and we have had some days of heavy rain at last.
The hot dry weather has continued through July
June has so far been a pretty dry month. The warm, sunny weather has brought out the butterflies, including Ringlet, a lovely dark colour butterfly with ring shaped patterns on the underside of…
Early May has had much warmer weather, with some beautifully sunny days bringing out the leaves on the trees in the woodland and hedges
April has been a varied month of some really hot days and also squally rain showers and cool wind. However it has been a great month for the return of many of our migratory bird species