My family history
Whilst researching his family history, Vic found that many of his ancestors were connected to wild places as gamekeepers, shepherds, millers, gardeners or agricultural labourers. His lifelong love…
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Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
Chwilio
My dog
Jamie fell in love with wildlife taking his dog for walks at Attenborough Nature Reserve as a young boy to keep him occupied. Now he is inspiring the next generation working with the Keeping It…
Gaeaf
Yn y gaeaf gall bywyd fod yn anodd i anifeiliaid - mae dyddiau'n fyr ac i lawer o greaduriaid mae dod o hyd i ddigon o fwyd i oroesi yn cymryd bron bob awr o olau dydd. Ond mae yna ddigon o fywyd gwyllt i'w weld o hyd.
My rainbow maker
Sarah lives in a beautiful part of Radnorshire and wants to share her magical, mossy waterfall with everyone. Sometimes when the light shines through the spray a rainbow is born. She has a jar…
Woodcock
Sometimes known as the snipe of the woods, the exquisitely camouflaged woodcock is mainly nocturnal, hiding in the dense undergrowth of woodlands and heathlands during the day.
My vocation
Elaine has spent her life surrounded by wild places; when she started to volunteer with BBOWT she realised that nature conservation was the job of her dreams. As well as looking after nine nature…
Nightingale
The melodious song of the nightingale is the most likely sign of this bird being about. Shy and secretive, it sings from dense scrub and woodland, day and night.
Gwanwyn
Mae bywyd gwyllt gwych i'w weld yn ystod y gwanwyn. Mae cân adar yn cyrraedd uchafbwynt ac mae llawer o flodau yn ymddangos, yn eu tro yn denu bywyd pryfed, gan gynnwys gwenyn a gloÿnnod byw. Mae anifeiliaid sy'n gaeafgysgu dros y gaeaf yn dechrau ymddangos.
My calendar
Stephen walks around his local patch once or twice a week throughout the year. He looks and listens carefully to discover the wild creatures hidden in the reedbed and surrounding woods.
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Brimstone
One of the joys of a spring day is watching a fluttering, lemon-yellow brimstone alight on a flower - an early sign that the seasons are changing. It is commonly spotted in gardens, woodland and…
My joy ride
After working hard all week, for Cally, there’s nothing better than a gallop along the River Trent at Lady Bay in Nottingham. She shares this wild space with dog walkers, cyclists and other horse…
Vapourer
The mohawk-sporting caterpillar of this moth is often seen on shrubs and trees in late summer. As adults the orange-brown males fly by day, but the flightless females don't stray far from…