Beaver Blog: Beaver interactions with other mammals
In the latest Beaver Blog, Assistant Conservation Officer (Rivers and Wetlands), Colleen shares some recent beaver interactions at the Dorset Beaver Project site.
In the latest Beaver Blog, Assistant Conservation Officer (Rivers and Wetlands), Colleen shares some recent beaver interactions at the Dorset Beaver Project site.
These distinctive beetles are often found around dead birds and small mammals.
Known as the phantom of the forest, goshawks can fly through the trees at up to 40km per hour as they hunt birds and small mammals.
With a population of 75 million, the field vole is one of the UK's most common mammals. Hidden among the vegetation of grassland, heathland and moorland, it is not as easily spotted as the…
One of the only venomous fish to be found in British waters, the lesser weever fish is certainly one to watch out for!
A true wildlife 'hotel', Honeysuckle is a climbing plant that caters for all kinds of wildlife: it provides nectar for insects, prey for bats, nest sites for birds and food for small…
The tiny, grey-brown house mouse is one of our most successful mammals. It thrives around buildings but is less likely to be found in our houses these days due to better construction.
A fluffy-looking grass of rough grassland, roadside verges and disturbed ground, False oat-grass is very familiar and often overlooked; in fact, it can help to stabilise dunes and shelter small…
The most commonly encountered ray around the British Isles, it's easy to see where the thornback ray got its name from - just check out the spines on its back!
Orca, sometimes known as ‘killer whales’, are unmistakable with their black and white markings. Although we do have a small group of orca who live in British waters, you would be lucky to see them…
Bottlenose dolphins in British waters are the biggest of their kind – they need to be able to cope with our chilly waters! They are very sociable and will happily swim alongside boats, providing…