Ringed plover
The ringed plover is a small wader that nests around the coast, flooded gravel pits and reservoirs. It is similar to the little ringed plover, but is a little larger, has an orange bill and legs,…
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Little ringed plover
The little ringed plover first nested in the UK in 1938, but has since moved in happily! It has taken advantage of an increase in man-made flooded gravel pits, reservoirs and quarries that provide…
Grey plover
The grey plover is similar to the golden plover, but as its name suggests, has a silver- and black-speckled back, rather than a gold one. It is only found at the coast and is mostly a winter…
Winter Wildlife Explorer Pack
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Turn your winter walk into a wild adventure! Hire a Winter Wildlife Explorer Pack and discover what nature is up to during the colder months.
Golden plover
From spring, look out for the beautiful, speckled gold-and-black breeding plumage of the golden plover. It can be found in its upland moorland breeding grounds from May to September, moving to…
An introduction to Wading Birds at Martlesham Wilds
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Discover wading birds at Martlesham Wilds. Learn more about them, and what we can do to help these stunning, but declining, birds.
Wading into autumn
For many birdwatchers things are just hotting up! We might be reaching the end of summer, but this is when a group of birds known as waders start to appear on our shores. Here are ten waders to…
Winter Xplorer at Brockholes
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Xplorer Challenge is back at Brockholes! Explore Brockholes, find the markers, complete the challenge and have fun together!
Golden-ringed dragonfly
A voracious predator that will even eat other dragonflies, the golden-ringed dragonfly is the UK's longest species. It can be found around acidic streams in moorland and heathland habitats.…
Celebrating Elke Mackenzie: Explorer, scientist and lichenologist, in honour of LGBTQ+ History Month
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…
Winter Xplorer at Mere Sands Wood
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Xplorer Challenge is back at Mere Sands Wood! Explore Mere Sands Wood, find the markers, complete the challenge and have fun together!
Protect our Plovers
Scilly is the last chance for breeding Ringed Plovers in the far south-west. This iconic bird of spring and summer beaches went extinct everywhere else in Cornwall between the 1800s and the 1970s…
Isle of Scilly Wildlife Trust