Flower crab spider
The flower crab spider is one of 27 species of crab spider. The flower crab spider can alter the colour of its body to match its surroundings and to hide from prey. It is not as common as other…
The flower crab spider is one of 27 species of crab spider. The flower crab spider can alter the colour of its body to match its surroundings and to hide from prey. It is not as common as other…
The hairy-footed flower bee can be seen in gardens and parks in spring and summer, visiting tubular flowers like red dead-nettle and comfrey. As its name suggests, it has long, orange hairs on its…
The river lamprey is a primitive, jawless fish, with a round, sucker-mouth which it uses to attach to other fish to feed from them. Adults live in the sea and return to freshwater to spawn.
Many of our rivers are highly modified by humans but there is always potential to do river habitat enhancement work to increase flow diversity and benefit wildlife. Returning the path of the River…
Find out what to do, see and plant in your garden this April to encourage pollinators and other wildlife into your wildlife haven's on your doorstep.
A familiar 'weed' of gardens, roadsides, meadows and parks, red clover has trefoil leaves and red, rounded flower heads. It is often used as fodder for livestock.
An important part of monitoring and improving the health of a river is monitoring the fish population and a recent survey of the Corfe River discovered five different species, some of which are…
Years of modification and human intervention has left less space for water to flow through our rivers. In turn, we face higher risks of flooding as well as detrimental effects on our habitats and…
Flowering rush is a pretty rush-like plant of shallow wetland habitats, such as ponds, canals and ditches. Its cup-shaped, pink flowers appear in summer, brightening up the water's edge.
Six weeks on from the start of the river restoration work at Wild Woodbury, and the landscape has started to transform dramatically. Wetlands have started to form creating suitable habitat for…
Rivers Conservation Officer, Stephen Oliver, describes the work involved in the restoration of Devil's Brook using Large Wood Debris and how this can positively impact wildlife.