Discover Animals’ Geoff Moore reports again from the tiny Channel Island of Alderney, which punches above its weight when it comes to wildlife. As well as the famous blonde hedgehogs, there are the 4,000-5,000 Northern gannets that nest every year on the rocks of Les Etacs, just off the coast. A reasonable quality of telescope … Read more
Discover Animals’ Geoff Moore got an insight into the wildlife of the island of Alderney on a three-day stay recently. This small island in the Channel Islands group has nevertheless a large and interesting animal population, which includes the unique blonde hedgehog; these tiny albino creatures have become quite a draw for tourists along with the … Read more
Our next Book on the Bird Table is another wonderful offering from author Vicky Woodgate, I am BIG I am Small, published by Scholastic. Here, she tells us how she came to create a comparison book aimed at early years readers: “Non-fiction for younger children is a great way to open the door to readers … Read more
In this short film, Discover Animals’ Geoff Moore meets Bluey and Bandit, Wessex Water’s newest pollution detection dogs. The cocker spaniels are part of a UK-first team, being trained to sniff out misconnections in sewers to help protect the environment. You can find out more here. Bluey and Bandit’s powerful sense of smell is more … Read more
Our latest Book on the Bird Table is The BIG Around-The-World Animal Adventure by author illustrator Vicky Woodgate, which was published this month by Hodder. Here, she shares how she came up with the idea for the book, which is a hop around the world, fun, fact-packed, search-and-find journey! “While searching for pictures of cats … Read more
Musician, sound artist and composer Alice Boyd has released a new single, Return of the White-Tailed Eagle, created in collaboration with the RSPB to mark the 50th anniversary of the successful reintroduction of White-tailed Eagles to the UK. Our largest bird of prey, the species had previously been driven to extinction due to persecution and … Read more
Discover Animals’ Geoff Moore reports on the amazing story of Pigeon 2709 from the Royal Signals Museum at Blandford, where a campaign has been launched to posthumously award the heroic bird with the PDSA Dickin Medal for its service during World War One. Released to fly a message back to England from France during the … Read more
Discover Animals’ Geoff Moore visits Fiona Cairns to find out more about the walks she offers with her herd of alpacas in Scotland. When she needed to get her fields grazed after she no longer owned a horse, she decided to turn to alpacas. And this change in animals brought a change in her business … Read more
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The Alderney gannets
The blonde hedgehogs of Alderney
Meet Wessex Water’s detection dog duo
Famous First World War pigeon deserves medal
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