Robert's Field
Ancient grassland site which is undergoing restoration.
Ancient grassland site which is undergoing restoration.
Herb-robert is a low-growing plant, with small, pretty, pink flowers. Look for it in shady spots in woodland, hedgerows and coastal areas.
An introduced species, Common evening-primrose is now naturalised on waste ground, roadside verges and railway cuttings. It has long been used to produce the herbal remedy, evening-primrose oil.…
This week we assisted with the Marine Conservation Society’s Great British Beach Clean, learnt a bit about bird ringing, and headed on a tour of Trimley Marshes in Suffolk.
The roadside verges at Copper Hill are protected under Lincolnshire's Protected Roadside Verge Scheme. The adjoining Duke's Covert is an old limestone grassland.
The blackbird of the mountains, ring ouzels can be found breeding on upland moors and rocky crags in summer.
Welcome to the opening 2023 blog from the two new marine interns, Sian Peace and Jasmine Brown.
Also known as 'Goldmoss' due to its dense, low-growing nature and yellow flowers, Biting stonecrop can be seen on well-drained ground like sand dunes, shingle, grasslands, walls and…
The Tawny mining bee is a furry, gingery bee that can often be seen in parks and gardens during the springtime. Look for a volcano-like mound of earth in the lawn that marks the entrance to its…
The Great diving beetle is a large and voracious predator of ponds and slow-moving waterways. Blackish-green in colour, it can be spotted coming to the surface to replenish the air supply it…
Every autumn, headlines warn about spiders invading our homes. But what’s the real story with our eight-legged neighbours?
From sea dipping to treasure hunts in the forest, this week we spent time visiting Lincolnshire nature reserves and getting stuck in with their National Marine Week themed events.