Velvet shank
The velvet shank can be found clustered on the dead and dying wood of deciduous trees, such as elm, ash, beech or oak. It has a bright orange cap and can be seen throughout winter.
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The velvet shank can be found clustered on the dead and dying wood of deciduous trees, such as elm, ash, beech or oak. It has a bright orange cap and can be seen throughout winter.
Look out for the bright red eyes of this speedy crab in rockpools - but be careful, they're notoriously feisty and will give a painful nip!
For National Marine Week we'll have the opportunity to discover what's living on our shores & in our seas, searching the strandline together
For National Marine Week we'll have the opportunity to discover what's living on our shores & in our seas, searching the strandline together
For National Marine Week we'll have the opportunity to discover what's living on our shores & in our seas, searching the strandline together
For National Marine Week we'll have the opportunity to discover what's living on our shores & in our seas, searching the strandline together
Wetland plants, important invertebrates and protected amphibians show why our smallest nature reserve is also one of the most important.
Join us at this children's Wildlife Watch to discover more about the mysterious hidden world of fungi.
Learn the techniques of owl pellet dissection and the identification of prey remains found in them. Dissect your own pellet, work out what the owl had eaten, and what the investigation can tell us…
Finley Reynolds, Co-Chair of The Wildlife Trusts' Out for Nature network, explores the legacy of Elke Mackenzie—a trailblazing botanist and explorer whose lichenology work shaped natural…
Wildlife Watch is for young people aged 5 years to 11 years to get out and experience nature. Join the Alford group this month for their visit to Swinn Wood hunting for fungi.
An adults-only session to learn more about our local owls, and take a guided tour of the nature reserve.