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Snowdrops

February 25, 2026 Blog, Conservation, Countryside, Flower, Nature, Snowdrop, Spring, White Flower

Snowdrops are found across the UK. They favour damp soil and are often found in broadleaved woodland and along riverbanks, but can also be seen in parks, gardens, meadows and scrub. The species normally flowers in January and February, but there are an increasing number of December flowerings being recorded and even the occasional November…

Green Woodpecker (UK)

February 23, 2026 Birds, Conservation, Countryside, Green Woodpecker, RSPB, Uncategorized

About The green woodpecker is the largest of the UK’s woodpeckers. It nests in holes that it excavates in trees in broadleaved woodlands, orchards, large parks and gardens. It can often be seen hopping about on pastures and lawns, looking for ants and invertebrates to eat, but it will also climb tree trunks and has…

Extracts from “RSPB Notes On Nature”

September 2, 2023 Birds, Blog, Conservation, Countryside, Crow Family, Eurasian Jay, Nature, RSPB

RSPB say: “For many of us, September heralds the end of the summer holidays and a return to the regular rhythms of life. It’s also a time of transition in nature, as summer visitors like Swallows leave our shores and other birds return. This month in Nature’s Calendar we welcome Jays. At this time of…

In a recent article the Daily Mail reported that “Sightings of every listed butterfly species in the UK fell last year – as numbers continue to fall due to the loss of land that is suitable for the insects to lay their eggs”

July 25, 2022 Butterflies, Conservation, Countryside, Nature

The type that saw the greatest decline was the painted lady – with a 38.5 per cent drop in gardeners spotting them compared with in 2020. Over the last two years, sightings of this species have almost halved, with only 16 per cent of respondents to a survey stating they had seen one in their…