River lamprey
The river lamprey is a primitive, jawless fish, with a round, sucker-mouth which it uses to attach to other fish to feed from them. Adults live in the sea and return to freshwater to spawn.
The river lamprey is a primitive, jawless fish, with a round, sucker-mouth which it uses to attach to other fish to feed from them. Adults live in the sea and return to freshwater to spawn.
This bumpy shell lives up to its name and lives partly buried in the seabed along the west coast of Great Britain.
Bevis Watts, former CEO of Avon Wildlife Trust and now CEO of sustainable bank Triodos UK, releases his debut wildlife memoir River Journey: Searching for wild beavers and finding freedom
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Look for Water avens in damp habitats, such as riversides, wet woodlands and wet meadows. It has nodding, purple-and-orange flowers that hang on delicate, purple stems.
Look for wood avens along hedgerows and in woodlands. Its yellow flowers appear in spring and provide nectar for insects; later, they turn to red, hooked seedheads that can easily stick to a…
Rivers have been in the news a lot this year with a steady stream of worrying headlines and stories about the sorry state of our waterways. With only 14% of rivers in England being listed as being…
Our woodlands are a key tool in the box when addressing climate change for their carbon storage potential, but are less well known for their potential to limit flooding events, with wet woodlands…