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Heralding the arrival of spring, the brown bears at Kent’s Wildwood Trust have emerged from 4 months of hibernation and returned back into their huge 1.5-acre woodland home. A huge occasion for the wildlife conservation charity, the release would usually be attended by hundreds of visitors who enter a raffle for the chance to feed … Read more
With bonfire night approaching, we should spare a thought for our garden wildlife as hedgehogs and amphibians such as frogs, newts and toads are currently looking for somewhere to hibernate. A pile of logs, wood and leaf litter can be seen as welcome shelter from the elements, but deadly for any creatures that climb inside. … Read more
The largest hibernation of pipistrelle bats in the UK has been recorded at Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland. Sixty-one pipistrelle bats were found in stone crevices and in the arches of a balcony at the hall earlier this year, revealing previously unknown information about the bats’ hibernation habits. Ecologists had believed that the pipistrelle prefers … Read more
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