Mistle thrush
The mistle thrush likely got its name from its love of mistletoe - it will defend a berry-laden tree with extreme ferocity! It is larger and paler than the similar song thrush, standing upright…
The mistle thrush likely got its name from its love of mistletoe - it will defend a berry-laden tree with extreme ferocity! It is larger and paler than the similar song thrush, standing upright…
The song thrush is a familiar garden visitor that has a beautiful and loud song. The broken shells of their blue, spotty eggs can often be found under a hedge in spring.
Our ambassador explains why January is the best time of year to learn birdsong.
A strikingly beautiful fish, it is not hard to see where the ‘red’ mullet gets its name from!
Meet our volunteer Cley reserve guide, David North.
The beautiful North Norfolk coast is an internationally important winter refuge for wildlife, and a visit this time of year can be an inspiring experience says Norfolk Wildlife Trust Reserves…
The population of Common Cranes, the UK's tallest bird, has hit a record high according to the latest breeding survey results.
As its name suggests, the smooth stems of soft rush are thinner and more flexible than those of hard rush. It forms tufts in wetland habitats like wet woodlands, marshes, ditches and grasslands.…
Flowering rush is a pretty rush-like plant of shallow wetland habitats, such as ponds, canals and ditches. Its cup-shaped, pink flowers appear in summer, brightening up the water's edge.
The stiff, spiky and upright leaves and brown flowers of hard rush are a familiar sight of wetlands, riversides, dune slacks and marshes across England and Wales.