Nadder Island
This crescent-shaped wooded island in the River Nadder can be viewed from the river bank.
This crescent-shaped wooded island in the River Nadder can be viewed from the river bank.
Our only venomous snake, the shy adder can be spotted basking in the sunshine in woodland glades and on heathlands.
The adder's-tongue fern is so-named because the tall stalk that bears its spores is thought to resemble a snake's tongue. An indicator of ancient meadows, it can be found mainly in…
Bladder campion is so-called for the bladder-like bulge that sites just behind the five-petalled flower - this is actually the fused sepals. Look for it on grasslands, farmland and along hedgerows…
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Join our monthly friendly group to Knit and Natter!
Join our monthly friendly group to Knit and Natter!
Common alder can be found along riversides, and in fens and wet woodlands. Its exposed roots provide shelter for fish, and its rounded leaves are food for aquatic insects.
The common carder bee is a fluffy, gingery bumble bee that can often be found in gardens and woods, and on farmland and heaths. It is a social bee, nesting in cavities, old birds' nests and…
An uncommon tree of wet woodlands, riverbanks and heathlands, Alder buckthorn displays pale green flowers in spring, and red berries that turn purple in autumn.