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How to help wildlife at school
Whether feeding the birds, or sowing a wildflower patch, setting up wildlife areas in your school makes for happier, healthier and more creative children.
Children spread the word at school's Eco-Council Day
If children are the future, then Lancashire is in safe hands following an Eco-Council day at Brockholes, where around 66 children came to learn all about how they can make a difference to their…
Full marks for new school subject announced
The new natural history GCSE will tackle the biggest issue of our time – the loss of nature and our connection to it
Red grouse
The red grouse is an umistakeable bird - plump and round, with a gingery-red body as its name suggests. Found on upland heathlands, it is under threat from the nationwide, dramatic loss of these…
Black grouse
The male black grouse, or 'blackcock', is famed for its display behaviour, known as 'lekking'. A sight to behold, it fans out its tail and struts its stuff to show its…
My back-to-school
As a child growing up in Ghana, Patience never took an interest in what was going on in the garden. Now, she’s growing her own flowers and vegetables every week, both at the Centre for Wildlife…
Violet ground beetle
Violet ground beetles are active predators, coming out at night to hunt slugs and other invertebrates in gardens, woodlands and meadows.
Wildlife Diaries - Helping our ground nesting birds thrive
Lorna and the team have been busy making the perfect habitat for our ground nesting birds on Number 1 Pit Island. This is no mean feat, and the group have worked through all weather to make sure…
Ground-elder
Ground-elder was likely introduced into the UK by the Romans and has since become naturalised. A medium-sized umbellifer, it is an invasive weed of shady places, gardens and roadsides.
Ground-ivy
Despite its name, Ground-ivy is actually a member of the dead-nettle family. It is a clump-forming, aromatic plant that likes woodlands, hedgerows and damp places.