Blog types: Species

Mammal expert Stuart Edmunds introduces the four species of mice you can see in the UK.

• Environment
• Gardens
• Habitats

It’s hard not to admire a tree in summer when it dazzles us with its foliage and flowers but trees in winter can be majestic too. In this blog, we celebrate National Tree Week with eight amazing trees to look out for on your next winter walk.

• Trees
• Winter

This Halloween, discover some of our most spooktacular species.

• Halloween
• Lichens and mosses
• Moths
• Owls

UK Fungus Day celebrates an often-forgotten kingdom. An underdog of the natural world if you like. But what makes fungi so special? Stick around to find out.

• Fungi

Insect expert Ben Keywood from Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust takes a closer look at craneflies.

• Insect

We’re asking Kent residents to keep an eye out this year for the Asian hornet. Sightings in the UK have been happening since 2016 but this year the number of sightings is on the rise. Read the article below to learn about the risk of having them here and what we can do to help.

• Bees
• Insect
• Invasive Species

Director of Paradise Park Cornwall, Alison Hales explains the history of chough reintroductions and successful progress over recent decades including their work with Wildwood Trust and Kent Wildlife Trust to reintroduce them in Kent.

• Chough
• Species Reintroductions

Late summer is the best time to discover one of the UK’s chunkiest caterpillars, the elephant hawk-moth.

• Insect
• Moths

It's not all about Kent. To celebrate this National Marine Week, we take a look at some of the many marine species all over the UK that surprise and delight us.

• Marine

Emma Lansdell, Kent's Plan Bee Officer kicks off Insect Week with an excellent blog on pollinator lifecycles. Learn how they go from egg to maturity and what you can do to help improve their numbers.

• Bees
• Insect
• Pollinator