Jones's Mill the Vera Jeans Reserve
A fen, made up of wet woodland, ponds and wet grassland.
A fen, made up of wet woodland, ponds and wet grassland.
Nature-based craft and outdoor activities for primary school-age children and their parents/carers.
Nature-based craft and outdoor activities for primary school-age children and their parents/carers.
Nature-based craft and outdoor activities for primary school-age children and their parents/carers.
A breeding bird of fast-flowing, upland rivers, the grey wagtail can also be seen in lowland areas, farmyards and even towns in winter.
The yellow wagtail can be spotted running about, chasing insects on lowland damp marshes and meadows during summer. As its name suggests, it does wag its tail!
The pied wagtail is a familiar bird across town and countryside. Its black-and-white markings and long, wagging tail make it easy to identify as it hops across the road or lawn.
The Norway spruce was introduced into the UK from Scandinavia in the 16th century. It is familiar to us all as the 'original' Christmas tree and displays hanging, reddish-brown, oblong…
The Sitka spruce was introduced into the UK from North America in the 19th century. It has been widely planted as a forestry tree; look for classic needle-like leaves and pale brown, domed cones…
The Notch-horned cleg-fly isa horse fly dark grey in colour, with grey-brown mottled wings and intricately striped, iridescent eyes. There are 30 species of horse-fly in the UK; this is one of the…
The European larch was introduced into the UK from Central Europe in the 17th century. Unusually for a conifer, it is deciduous and displays small, greeny-red cones on brittle twigs.
The fly-shaped flowers of this fascinating plant are attractive to insects - but not the ones you might expect!