Key information
With long, smooth, shiny, grey or brown bodies, slow worms look very similar to tiny snakes. In fact they are legless lizards and...
Quick facts:
Common names: beaver, Eurasian beaver
Scientific name: Castor fiber
Family: Castoridae
Habitat: streams, rivers and lakes next to woodland
Diet: aquatic plants, tree bark and leaves
Predators: adults have no natural predators
Origin:Â native
What do beavers...
At the end of this entry there is a downloadable pdf with full details of the walk. Due to restrictions on space this is a summary!
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This guide has been written for the use of members of the general public who are interested in the landscape and underlying geology when...
African elephants are at an increasing risk of extinction due to poaching and habitat loss, conservationists have warned.
African forest elephants, which are native to West Africa and...
Signage featuring fun and friendly wildlife characters will soon be seen on Dorset’s verges.
The signage will feature a range of characters including bumble bee,...
The Wildlife Trusts have shared their response to the Government’s consultation on the badger cull and are calling upon the Government to stop...
The Wildlife Trusts welcome the launch of the consultation on the Draft Policy Statement on Environmental Principles. Almost three months after the end of...
March marks the start of the ground-nesting bird season and as the pressure from visitors to our open spaces has increased during lockdown, so...
Today’s announcement that a banned neonicotinoid will not be used on sugar beet is good news – but does not halt the risk to...
