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Three interesting things to find...
With Spring well under way, it is a great time of year to spot signs of the season on your daily walks, wherever they may take you. Here a few things that you may be able to spot on your walk that…
Where the WILD things are
A WILDside project update from the Northamptonshire Biodiversity Records Centre
Things take a Tern for the better
Thanks to the generosity of corporate sponsor, IM Kelly Automotive, we’ve launched a new tern raft at our Pitsford Water nature reserve, Northants
Spotted ray
The spotted ray is one of the smallest species of skate, growing to only 80 cm.
Spotted flycatcher
Watch the deadly accurate flying of the spotted flycatcher in woodlands, gardens and parks. It sits quietly on a perch waiting for an unsuspecting insect to fly by, deftly dashing out to seize it…
Spotted cowrie
This small sea snail is easily identifiable by the 3 brown spots on the top of its shell.
Lesser spotted woodpecker
The lesser spotted woodpecker is the smallest of the UK's woodpeckers. Listen out for its drumming, which is quieter than that of the great spotted woodpecker, in woodland, parks , orchards…
Great spotted woodpecker
The 'drumming' of a great spotted woodpecker is a familiar sound of our woodlands, parks and gardens. It is a form of communication and is mostly used to mark territories and to display…
Two spotted goby
These colourful little fish are a delight for snorkellers or shallow water divers to photograph, rarely being scared off by their presence!
Small-spotted catshark
Small-spotted catsharks used to be called lesser-spotted dogfish - which might be what you know them best as. It's the same shark, just a different name!
Tarantula spotted near Cambridge
Josh Hellon (Monitoring & Research Manager) tells us about a close encounter with a mini "tarantula"