‘Extinct’ butterfly spotted across England
The Large Tortoiseshell butterfly, once considered extinct in the UK, is re‑emerging with an unprecedented number of sightings across southern England. Nature enthusiasts have recently photographed the species in Kent, Hampshire, Sussex, Dorset, Cornwall and the Isle of Wight, following years of only sporadic records. According to Butterfly Conservation, if its endangered species list were […]
DucklingWatch research project – University of Essex
Everyone can share their duckling sightings with a University of Essex research project to learn more about the UK’s most common duck – the mallard. While mallards are a common sight across the UK, our breeding population has declined by around 5% since the mid 1990s. Improving scientists’ understanding of mallard ecology, from their preferred […]