Common backswimmer
The fearsome common backswimmer hunts insects, tadpoles and fish. It uses its oar-like legs to swim upside-down under the water's surface where unsuspecting prey can be found.
The fearsome common backswimmer hunts insects, tadpoles and fish. It uses its oar-like legs to swim upside-down under the water's surface where unsuspecting prey can be found.
Penny Cullington, of Bucks Fungus Group, writes about discovering two species of fungi new to Britain at BBOWT's Rushbeds Wood nature reserve
A nature charity is appealing for urgent public donations to fund projects to help save species from extinction.
Today’s The State of the UK’s Butterflies 2015 report from Butterfly Conservation and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology shows that more than three-quarters of the UK’s butterflies have declined…
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The BBOWT team tell us about their favourite spots and what makes them so special. This month: The Frozen Dragon Tree
The BBOWT team tell us about their favourite spots and what makes them so special. This month: moth trapping on Wildmoor Heath
The BBOWT team tell us about their favourite spots and what makes them so special. This month: nightjars and scrub bashing on Wildmoor Heath