My calendar
Stephen walks around his local patch once or twice a week throughout the year. He looks and listens carefully to discover the wild creatures hidden in the reedbed and surrounding woods.
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Glow-worm
The glow-worm is not actually a worm, but a beetle. Males look like typical beetles, but the nightly glow of a female is unmistakeable - lighting up to attract a mate in the darkness of their…
My night club
Ania and Becky know that wildlife can be found in unexpected places at unusual times, and surveying bats in the centre of Taunton at night is nothing out of the ordinary for them.
Rockin' seas: Five amazing Irish Sea creatures
From starfish to sharks, our Irish Sea is full of rock and roll sea stars with more charisma than even the most legendary frontman.
Bats
Flitting out of the rising darkness like shadows, these nocturnal mammals are as charismatic as they are misunderstood.
Which marine creature are you?
Do you feel an affinity with a particular Irish Sea wonder? Take our National Marine Week quiz and find out which marine creature you are!
Five marvellous facts about bats!
Are bats really blind? How do bats stop themselves feeling dizzy after hanging upside-down all day? Super-fast muscles?!
My opening night
In the drama of the open spaces around her, Emily can play the role of a lifetime. She knows the wildlife of the nature reserve as intimately as Yorick knew Hamlet, and with an audience of birds,…
We have been listening to bats!
Wildlife and conservation student placement, Rebecca, discusses their exciting pilot scheme, monitoring bat populations in Greater Manchester through sound.
Identifying our wonderful bats
Having spent most of the day indoors, I decided to take advantage of yesterday evening’s warm, dry weather and go for a walk. There is a park near to me with woods and a lake.
How to attract moths and bats to your garden
Plant flowers that release their scent in the evening to attract moths and, ultimately, bats looking for an insect-meal into your garden.
Worm pipefish
The last thing you’d expect this extraordinary creature to be is a fish!