Kittiwake Cam
Newcastle- Gateshead Quayside is home to the most inland breeding colony of kittiwakes in the world! You can view them live online...
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Two Little Owl chicks sitting on a branch. Credit: Hilary Chambers
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Kittiwake
A pretty, little gull, the kittiwake can be spotted nesting in colonies on clifftops and rock ledges around the UK's coast. It spends the winter out at sea.
A dawn chorus where the nightingales sing again
Brian Eversham, chief executive of the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire, shares his personal journey of a songbird resurgence.
Wild by the water
Lakes, rivers, canals and streams are brimming with wildlife to discover!
Feeling stressed or overwhelmed? How 30 Days Wild can help.
Struggling with irritability, sleepless nights and mental exhaustion? Joanna Foat explores how small, daily moments in nature through 30 Days Wild can help you to feel more yourself again.
Wilder Future
In the last 100 years our wildlife has been decimated. The places that wildlife calls home – our woods, meadows, hedges, parks and streams – are becoming smaller, cut off from each other and damaged. With fewer places to live or find food, the outlook for our wildlife is bleak.But it’s not too late to put nature into recovery. There are things we can all do to help our wildlife flourish once again.
Brooklime
A fleshy herb of the wet margins of brooks, streams and ditches, Brooklime can be seen all year-round and provides shelter for tadpoles and sticklebacks.
Dace
The silvery dace can be seen gathering in large shoals in lowland rivers and streams. It is a member of the carp family and looks very similar to the chub, but is smaller.
Bullhead
Living up to its name, the bullhead has a characteristically large, flattened head and a tapering body. Look out for it in fast-flowing, stony rivers and streams.
Water-cress
Water-cress has become so popular as a salad addition that it is now cultivated on a wide scale. In the wild, it grows in shallow, fast-flowing streams and is an indicator of clean water.
Golden-ringed dragonfly
A voracious predator that will even eat other dragonflies, the golden-ringed dragonfly is the UK's longest species. It can be found around acidic streams in moorland and heathland habitats.…
Chub
The silvery chub can be seen gathering in large shoals in lowland rivers and streams. It is a member of the carp family and looks very similar to the dace, but is larger and has redder fins.