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Discover more with Wildlife Trusts this National Marine Week

If you are looking for activities to make the most of the coast this summer The Wildlife Trusts’ National Marine Week runs until Sunday 8th August and is full of inspiring ideas. Discover the delights of our shores and coastal waters…

3 August 2021

Review: There’s No Deer Around Here WIN a copy of the book + badge!

* COMPETITION * ENTER FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A BOOK & ENAMEL BADGE! We’ve teamed up with Muddy Little Boots Publishing to offer this fabulous book prize! For your chance to WIN one of FOUR copies of There's No Deer Around Here

30 July 2021

First health checks for adorable tiger cub trio

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland has revealed that three endangered Amur tiger cubs born at Highland Wildlife Park in May are two girls and a boy. The nine-week-old tiger cubs, who have just received their first health checks by staff at the wildlife…

26 July 2021

Housing group help hedgehogs with highways

Sanctuary, a Worcester-based housing and care provider, has pledged to help local wildlife by installing hedgehog-sized holes in the garden fences of all its new homes. The 'Hedgehog Highways' - a network of 13cm x 13cm square holes - will…

23 July 2021

30 July 2021

Review: There’s No Deer Around Here WIN a copy of the book + badge!

* COMPETITION * ENTER FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A BOOK & ENAMEL BADGE! We’ve teamed up with Muddy Little Boots Publishing to…

by Simone Brookes

26 July 2021

First health checks for adorable tiger cub trio

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland has revealed that three endangered Amur tiger cubs born at Highland Wildlife Park in May are two girls…

by Simone Brookes

23 July 2021

Housing group help hedgehogs with highways

Sanctuary, a Worcester-based housing and care provider, has pledged to help local wildlife by installing hedgehog-sized holes in the garden…

by Simone Brookes

21 July 2021

Exbury Gardens recognised as ‘Dragonfly Hotspot’

Exbury Gardens in the New Forest has been designated a Dragonfly Hotspot by the British Dragonfly Society thanks…

by Simone Brookes

Animals

Stag beetle

Stag beetles are Britain’s largest land beetle, with males reaching up to 7.5 centimetres in size. They are also one of the most spectacular looking insects, with a male’s huge…

Animals, Bats

Pipistrelle bat

The common pipistrelle bat is a very small species of bat that is native to the British Isles; in fact it is the smallest of the UK’s 18 species. It…

Animals, Birds

Robin

The robin is a familiar site in British gardens throughout the year, especially at Christmas. Males and females look identical, and young birds have no red colouring but are spotted with…

Abbotsbury Swannery

Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset is the only managed colony of swans in the world where you can enjoy walking through hundreds of nesting and free-flying Mute Swans. The 600-year-old swannery was established by Benedictine Monks who built a monastery at Abbotsbury in the 11th century. The monks farmed the swans to produce food for their lavish […]

Paradise Wildlife Park

Paradise Wildlife Park began life as Broxbourne Zoo in the 1960s and was purchased in 1984 by the Sampson family, who have successfully turned the attraction around. They have made it their mission to create more spacious open enclosures and develop an extensive education programme and more hands-on activities.