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Water mint
Water mint grows in damp places and has aromatic leaves that can be used to flavour food and drink. Gathering wild food can be fun, but it's best to do it with an expert - come to a Wildlife…
Grow a mini meadow
Beautiful and great for wildlife
Sea potato
Sea potatoes may have a funny name, but they are perfectly adapted for life in the sand. They are a type of sea urchin that live in a burrow in the sand, feeding on dead animals and plants using…
Make a mini pond
Ponds are great for wildlife! Create a home for damselflies, frogs and toads.
Knot
A stocky, little sandpiper, the knot can be spotted in estuaries from August onwards, migrating here from the Arctic where it breeds. Look out for it probing the muddy sand with its specialised…
Grow a wild garden
Long grass and flowers are great for insects and the animals that eat them!
Make your own binoculars
Go wildlife detecting with your own binoculars!
Wood avens
Look for wood avens along hedgerows and in woodlands. Its yellow flowers appear in spring and provide nectar for insects; later, they turn to red, hooked seedheads that can easily stick to a…
Winter
Spring
Sea mouse
This strange furry creature often found washed ashore after storms is actually a kind of worm!