Invasive Species - Signal Crayfish

Invasive Species Surveys: What You Need to Know

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What are invasive species? Invasive species can be plant or animal species, often (although not always) non-native to the UK.  They can take over an area and cause harm to our native animal and plant species. What problems can they cause? Invasive species can cause various problems either by spreading disease, by predation or just out-competing …

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Birds - wild and windy wintering bird surveys

Wild and Windy Wintering Bird Surveys

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Why Survey Wintering Birds In winter, the UK’s coastal habitats play host to large congregations of shorebirds, geese and ducks.  These areas of salt marsh and mudflat are vital to sustaining a host of species over the long winter months before their migrations back to the breeding grounds in spring.  During this time, such migratory …

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12 Days of Robin Facts, by Laura Parsons, Assistant Ecologist, EcoNorth

The 12 Days of Robin Facts

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Day 12: Robins can have between 2-3 broods in the same year, having a clutch of 5-7 eggs each time.  It takes just 1 month from laying, incubating and hatching for a robin to fledge the nest. http://mygarden.rhs.org.uk/blogs/miranda_hodgson/archive/2013/02/20/how-to-tell-a-male-robin-from-a-female-robin.aspx

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12 Days of Robin Facts, by Laura Parsons, Assistant Ecologist, EcoNorth

The 12 Days of Robin Facts

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Day 10: The robin has evolved to follow wild boar whilst they meander through the forest disturbing the ground.  However, as wild boar are mostly absent from the UK, its survival often depends on finding the next best thing…human gardeners. Photo credit: RSPB https://www.theenglishgarden.co.uk/top-picks/bird-month-robin/

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Wintering Bird Surveys, Purple Sandpiper

Wintering Bird Surveys Performed by Expert Ornithologists

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I am sure you haven’t missed the wing beats of migrating geese whistling overhead these past few weeks, as these formed-up birds migrate above us.  It’s a clear sign that the winter season is upon us as not just the geese but a myriad of birds make the journey from their summer breeding grounds to …

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