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The Wildlife Trusts are encouraging people across the country to brighten up wintery days by signing up for their 12 Days Wild challenge by doing one wild thing each day from 25th December to 5th January. You’ll receive daily inspirational emails jam-packed with fun ideas to help you connect with wildlife and lift your mood. … Read more
The UK’s only polar bear cub, Brodie, celebrated his first birthday at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Highland Wildlife Park this month. Keepers at the wildlife conservation charity helped Brodie mark the milestone with a birthday ice-cake made of carrot, hot dogs, apples, cod liver oil and a peanut butter frosting. The cub … Read more
For those looking for winter illuminations with a difference, Glow Marwell will see Marwell Zoo’s majestic grounds transformed into a twinkling wonderland on selected evenings between 18th November and 30th December.
There’s still time to take part in The Wildlife Trusts’ 12 Days Wild nature challenge, which is back for another year, encouraging you to do one wild thing a day from 25th December to 5th January.
Cotswold Wildlife Park turned into an unexpected winter wonderland earlier this week when a blanket of snow fell, covering parts of the UK including Oxfordshire. As temperatures dropped, a dedicated team of keepers worked hard to care for the animals, including the park’s new three-month-old White Rhino calf, Molly, who saw snow for the first … Read more
The trees may be bare and the skies a little grey, but there’s still plenty to see and do at this time of year. To inspire you to wrap up warm and get out there and make the most of nature, the RSPB has put together a guide to winter walks and hotspots to visit during … Read more
Wildlife charity the RSPB is urging the public to spare a thought for our garden birds during this spell of cold weather as many parts of the country continue to be covered in snow and ice. Birds need more energy to stay warm at this time of year, but as temperatures drop and daylight hours … Read more
This year The Wildlife Trusts’ is encouraging everyone to do one wild thing a day over Christmas and let nature bring some much-needed festive cheer. Launching on 25th December, 12 Days Wild is a mini, seasonal version of summer’s 30 Days Wild and a reminder that even during the longest days and darkest nights, the natural … Read more
Wildlife charity The RSPB has issued some guidelines to help us when feeding our garden birds over the festive season. Christmas may be different for many of us this year, but our garden birds will be just as hungry with less food around during winter. If you’d like to help our feathered friends this season, here’s … Read more
Wildlife charity The RSPB has issued some guidelines to help us when feeding our garden birds during the festive season. If you are tempted to put out cooking fat from the Christmas roast, the advice given is not to. The cooled fat mixed with roasted meat juices can easily smear onto birds’ feathers and interfere … Read more
Conservation charity The RSPB has released some top tips on helping wildlife this season, with spokesperson Beth Markey offering her advice on how to make our gardens nature-friendly in preparation for winter. Don’t tidy your autumn garden At this time of year, it’s really important to avoid the urge to cut back and tidy too … Read more
‘Safari’ is a Swahili word for ‘to travel’. And because of that etymology, the term is most closely associated with wildlife-spotting journeys in Africa. But it’s possible to head north, to the countries closest to the Arctic Circle, for a snow safari or ‘snowfari’. Explore the winter wildernesses of Scandinavia, Lapland, Iceland and Alaska by … Read more
The National Botanic Garden of Wales is offering a special discounted group rate of £5 per person for all of April and May in 2017. As part of the visit, you can view the fabulous new tropical Butterfly House and the historic Double Walled Garden, as well as dine in the licensed Seasons Restaurant. Lord Foster’s stunning … Read more
Amur tiger sisters Soundari and Shouri enjoyed some chilly winter morning playfighting at Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire recently. The Amur tiger is the largest of all the big cats and is native to the far east of Russia. In the 1940s, the tigers had nearly died out, with only around 40 individuals left in … Read more
Winter is one of the best seasons to visit WWT London Wetland Centre as some of the UK’s most attractive birds can be spotted. While it’s easy to spot the ducks in their beautiful plumage, there are also plenty of other birds who spend the winter here – some of which need a little bit … Read more
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