Pollination is often the incidental consequence of an animal’s activity on a flower. The pollinator is often eating or collecting pollen for its protein and other nutritional characteristics or it is sipping nectar from the flower when pollen grains attach themselves to the its body. When the animal visits another flower for the same reason,...
The winners and runners up of the NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording 2021 were announced at an online ceremony on Wednesday 24 November 2021. Amanda Cogan Barber was announced as the runner-up of the 2021 NBN Award for Wildlife Recording – Terrestrial and Croxteth Park Volunteer Group was announced as the runner-up of the NBN Group Award 2021. These are both prestigious, annual,...
November can be a difficult month for our much-loved hedgehogs. At this time of year, Hedgehogs will be preparing for hibernation. Check out this article to see how you can help a hedgehog!
Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia Japonica) is a non-native invasive species, causing major issues for native species and even us! Horticulture.co.uk have released an interactive map on it’s website, which show users Japanese Knotweed records in their area, with the aim of improving public awareness and increasing data collection for Fallopia Japonica.