Ivy
Ivy is one of our most familiar plants, seen climbing up trees, walls, and along the ground, almost anywhere. It is a great provider of food and shelter for all kinds of animals, from butterflies…
Ivy is one of our most familiar plants, seen climbing up trees, walls, and along the ground, almost anywhere. It is a great provider of food and shelter for all kinds of animals, from butterflies…
The ivy bee is a new arrival to the UK. First recorded here in 2001, it is slowly spreading north. It feeds mainly on the nectar of ivy flowers and can be seen in autumn when this plant is in…
Ivy provides a wealth of benefits for our wildlife. As well as providing cover, it offers nectar in the autumn when few other plants are in flower, and berries at a critical time in winter says…
Alongside a variety of other conservation charities, we are warning of catastrophic damage to one of the UK's most important wetlands ahead of a public meeting in Hunstanton to discuss a…
Despite its name, Ground-ivy is actually a member of the dead-nettle family. It is a clump-forming, aromatic plant that likes woodlands, hedgerows and damp places.
Ivy-leaved toadflax is an introduced species in the UK that has become widely naturalised. Look for creeping along old walls and pavements, and shingle beaches. Its flowers resemble those of…
Alongside partners, we have hit back at claims made this week by the developer of a proposed tidal barrage across The Wash which experts say would cause 'catastrophic damage' to nature…
Plans for an 'unworkable' tidal barrage on the Wash estuary in East Anglia have been put forward, despite the significant risks such a development would pose.
Oscar shares his five top reedbed birds.
Niamh loves to feed the birds, so makes natural feeders out of pinecones and berries, to help them through the winter. She’ll tie this to a branch so that the birds can feast from it safely.
A climbing plant of hedgerows and woodlands, Black bryony produces greenish flowers in summer and red, shiny berries in autumn. It is a poisonous plant.
A climbing plant of hedgerows and woodlands, White bryony produces greenish flowers in summer and red, shiny berries in winter. It is a poisonous plant.