Plant dispersal diversity
After days of anticipation a fresh breeze rises through a sunny field, creating a flurry of dancing white fluff. A busy cacophony of tiny parachutes rise and there is a wave of new...
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Author: Kate Dey
Many a mallard
Whilst being ferociously quacked at by eccentric mallard ducks on a river walk I realised that although we see these birds regularly many of us don’t know much about them. They’re very beautiful...
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Funky fungi facts
Fungi are certainly funky, but have you ever wondered what they are? We’ve probably all heard about the group of fungi called mushrooms, but there are around 1.5 million fungi species that are...
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Small hibernators – winter survival
As the cold, dark weather draws in and the rain patters at the window many of us probably wish we could hibernate. Instead, all we can do is put on a big jumper...
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The double life of a bryophyte
The most primitive group of land plants on earth are bryophytes, which have incredibly been on this planet for 400 million years or more. The bryophyte group consists of mosses, liverworts and hornworts. Like...
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Cold-water coral reefs
Coral reefs can not only be found in the warm, sun-drenched waters of tropical regions, they also grow in cold, dark waters within a huge geographical range between 55°S to 70°N. Off the...
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Autumn spectaculars – ruts, nuts and flocks
With a chill creeping into the air and the Met Office predicting the coldest August for 100 years, autumn is fast approaching. But rather than reflect on the loss of warm summer days,...
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Ferocious flora of Britain
Whilst walking through the beautiful heathland of the New Forest, to my surprise I chanced upon a very small, brilliant-red, round-leaved plant growing close to the ground. If I hadn’t been trying (and...
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The missing lynx – reintroduction to Britain
The campaign for the reintroduction of lynx to the Britain has been gradually gathering momentum. In particular, the Lynx UK Trust is actively involved. They are currently in ongoing talks with statutory agencies...
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What’s so special about lowland heathland?
Heathland is a very rare and interesting habitat; supporting around 5000 species of invertebrates, over half of the UK’s dragonfly species, all six species of UK reptiles, and a multitude of rare plants...
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