Filming a Conservation Heroine
In a time where women were told that they couldn’t, or that they shouldn’t, one woman did. Click here to view: The Lady of the Lakes Promo from Olivia Frost on Vimeo. To many...
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Category: Fungi
Four Autumn Wildlife Treats and Where to Find Them
Out in the field the other day I realised that it was autumn. I had missed a fair few of the signs. There had been a pretty hard frost that morning. The birch...
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5 Reasons Brexit May Help The Environment
It has been pretty clear from the get go that Brexit was always going to be a controversial topic, from immigration, health care, transport and the environment. Working within the environmental sector a...
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Major new report, and a tree named Betty, offer hope for Britain’s ash trees
‘I believe that the findings in this report will underpin what should be a successful battle against this disease Europe-wide.’ Professor Allan Downie. Betty stands in the beautiful Ashwellthorpe Wood, a Norfolk Wildlife...
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In the Spotlight- the Scarlet/Ruby Elf Cup
Originally published 15 february 2015. Woodlands offer many treats for an avid nature lover and the Scarlet Elf Cup, Sarcoscypha coccinea, or Ruby Elf Cup, Sarcoscypha austriaca, are most definitely high on my...
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A Cure For Chytrid? Fungus Eliminated In Wild For First Time
The fightback against the deadly chytrid fungus has begun as scientists have successfully managed to eliminate the killer from sites in the wild. Emerging in the 1980’s the fungus has spread like wildfire...
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British Photographer Wins European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015
This year’s GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year attracted a record breaking 17300 submissions from a total of 36 European countries but it was British photographer Richard Peters who fought off all...
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Autumn Spectacles: What and where to see them
Autumn is a great time of year to see some of the best UK wildlife events, with various migrants flocking to the UK as well as it being the time of year some...
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Notes on symbiosis
Photo courtesy of Francesco Tomasinellni Symbiotic relationships exist throughout the natural world. From bacteria living in human digestive systems, to bees pollinating flowers and dogs living with humans to fish hanging out underneath sharks;...
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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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