Wildlife Watch Groups
Wildlife Watch Groups offer primary-aged children and their families opportunities to join in with wildlife activities and have fun outdoors.
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Activities for Schools and Groups
We are passionate about getting children outdoors, exploring and learning about wild places.
Setting up a basic community group
How to set up a community group in Wiltshire & Swindon.
Watch what you wash away
Some cosmetics, soaps, washing-up liquids and cleaning products can be harmful to wildlife with long-lasting effects.
Duckling Watch: Help in Understanding Duck Populations
Spring is finally here – and that means it’s duckling season! It’s not long before your local ponds, rivers and wetlands will be visited by mallards raising their young. By recording your…
Swindon Wildlife Group - Walk at Seven Fields
A guided walk around Seven Fields Nature Reserve
Types of community groups
Types of community groups which can be created in Wiltshire & Swindon.
Lesser weever fish
One of the only venomous fish to be found in British waters, the lesser weever fish is certainly one to watch out for!
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Emma balances her digital working life with a love of wildlife and her role as a Watch Group leader. Helping children appreciate the great outdoors, opening up a new world of discovery and shaping…
Cotton spinner
Although they might not look it, sea cucumbers like this one belong to the Echinoderm group and are therefore closely related to starfish and sea urchins
Shanny
The shanny is a common sight in rockpools all around the UK. They are feisty little fish and have been known to bite when caught, so watch your fingers!
Marbled white
The striking black-and-white checks of the marbled white are unmistakeable. Watch out for it alighting on purple flowers, such as field scabious, on chalk and limestone grasslands and along…