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WEBThe Wildlife Trust BCN mission is to create a wilder future by protecting and restoring wildlife and wild places across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire, for the benefit of both wildlife and people. Support our work by becoming a member.
WEBIntroduction. There are over 270 bee species in Britain ranging from the well known honey bee, to bumblebees and solitary bees. This guide aims to help introduce you to identifying some of the bees that you may find in your garden or local greenspace. Identifying and recording bee species enables scientists to see how these vital pollinators ...
Cambourne Area Activities | Wildlife Trust for Beds Cambs
WEBWe work with all ages in the Cambourne area, enthusing and teaching people about local wildlife and environmental issues by delivering walks, talks, and family sessions, as well as visiting schools, youth groups and community groups. Many of our events happen on the accessible Cambourne Nature Reserve. Our enthusiastic Communities and Education ...
WEBFM calls of a Barbastelle (left) and a Myotis bat (right) with a reduced rate of frequency change in at least part of the call. These will produce longer tock sounds if the detector is tuned to the appropriate frequency.
WEBMonacha cantiana - hairy young on left, half-grown in middle showing marbled body, adult on right. Variable but often larger, 9-20 x 12-25mm. Colour variable, white, fawn or ginger (rarely pinkish), often with varied dark spiral bands, translucent or interrupted. Growth ridges crossed by fine spiral striae.
Identify UK snakes | Wildlife Trust for Beds Cambs & Northants
WEBThe adder is a greyish snake, with a dark and very distinct zig-zag pattern down its back, and a red eye. Males tend to be more silvery-grey in colour, while females are more light or reddish-brown. Black (melanistic) forms are sometimes spotted. Adders are small, around 60 to 80cm and are mostly likely to be spotted in woodland, heathland and ...
About us | Wildlife Trust for Beds Cambs & Northants
WEBThe Trust aims to protect and restore the natural environment in our three counties and enable people to learn about it and enjoy it. Sir Graham Fry. Chairman of the Wildlife Trust for BCN. We are extremely grateful to be supported by over 1,000 volunteers and over 37,000 members from across our three counties.
Identify British butterflies | Wildlife Trust for Beds Cambs
WEBDescription: Males are white with bold orange patches on the forewings and light grey wingtips. Females are white with grey-black wingtips. Both have mottled grey-green undersides. When: April-July. Meadow Brown ©David Longshaw. Meadow brown. Description: Brown with washed-out orange patches on the forewings.
How each stage of the coppice cycle benefits wildlife
WEBAug 26, 2022 · Flowers. Those that can survive in the dense shade of mature coppice benefit from the sudden influx of light, and at Hardwick and Hayley and other woods on the boulder clay in west Anglia, the priority species is the oxlip, found nowhere else in the UK.. In year 1 the plants bulk up and generate underground storage reserves, then in years 2 and 3 they flower profusely and set loads of seeds ...
Identify birds of prey | Wildlife Trust for Beds Cambs & Northants
WEBThe UK’s birds of prey come in a huge variety of shapes and sizes: Hawks and eagles: medium to very large; hooked bills; rounded or broad wings; sharp talons; tend to soar. Falcons: small to medium-sized; tapered wings and tails; fast and agile; often hover. Owls: small to large; rounded heads; small, hooked bills; forward-facing eyes; mainly ...