Emperor moth
An unmistakeable insect of heaths, sand dunes and grasslands, the Emperor moth is fluffy, grey-brown, with big peacock-like eyespots on all four wings. Males can be seen during the day, but…
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
An unmistakeable insect of heaths, sand dunes and grasslands, the Emperor moth is fluffy, grey-brown, with big peacock-like eyespots on all four wings. Males can be seen during the day, but…
The distinctive rounded wings of the lapwing are displayed beautifully when it wheels around a winter sky in a massive flock. In spring, these flocks disperse and some birds breed in the UK.…
Welcome to a new series of blogs from our Living Seas Team. Written by our Marine Futures Interns we'll be keeping you up to date with what they've been up to during their time in their…
Living up to its name, the oak apple gall wasp produces growths, or 'galls', on oak twigs that look like little apples. Inside the gall, the larvae of the wasp feed on the host tissues,…
Despite having the familiar sage-green leaves, Wood sage has very little scent, so is not a good cooking herb. It can be found on acidic soils on sand dunes, heaths and cliffs, and along woodland…
The petals of the rare Lizard orchid's flowers form the head, legs and long tail of a lizard. They are greenish, with light pink spots and stripes, and smell strongly of goats! Spot this tall…
At the beginning of this month we were out with our have-a-go sessions in our three hub areas and mid-month carried out a double-header (now the light is with us) and started and ended the day…
A look back into the story behind the 'mysterious' walled premises at the west end of the shingle ridge and how Captain Vivian Hewitt came to be an important character in the history of…
It’s easy to identify this distinctive skate from the black and yellow marbled eye spots on each wing.
This unmistakable moth spends the winter as an adult, tucked away in a sheltered spot like a cave or outbuilding.