For the third year running, a new species of butterfly has been seen at Brockholes Nature Reserve.

The UK is full of weird and wonderful wildlife: grasshoppers with ears in their bum and snakes that give birth to live babies. But some animals go one step further… some are downright spooky!

The wildlife at Brockholes is second to none, from a huge range of butterflies and dragonflies to our famous brown hares. But what you can see, and hear, most of all, is the plethora of bird calls…

A welcome winter visitor to Brockholes, the Bittern has once again returned and has been spotted by a few regular visitors.

Winter brings with it one of nature’s true spectacles: starling murmurations. But what is a starling murmuration, and why do these hypnotic gatherings form?