Mammal Tracks and Signs with Peter Pilbeam
Learn about mammal tracks and signs
Learn about mammal tracks and signs
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust is pleased that Derby City Council has reversed its decision to build a closed circuit cycle track on The Sanctuary Local Nature Reserve.
Delve into the ecology of beavers and discover what makes them such vital ecosystem engineers.
Delve into the ecology of beavers and discover what makes them such vital ecosystem engineers.
Delve into the ecology of beavers and discover what makes them such vital ecosystem engineers.
This brown seaweed lives high up on rocky shores, just below the high water mark. Its blades are usually twisted, giving it the name Spiral Wrack.
This yellow-brown seaweed grows in tufts at the very top of rocky shores. Its fronds curls at the sides, creating the channel that gives Chanelled Wrack its name.
So-named because its gnarled trunk can split as it grows, the Crack willow can be seen along riverbanks, around lakes and in wet woodlands. Like other willows, it produces catkins in spring.
Hay meadows, wet grassland, scrub, hedges, ponds and the beck provide homes for a wealth of wildlife. Although small in size, the nature reserve has a remarkable number of birds.