Blog: Wildlife

Wild Writing by Nicola Chester

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Fungi and moss

Great reserves to visit in November

With nearly 90 nature reserves to choose from in our three counties, which are the best to visit this month?

Discover autumn colours, fabulous fungi and wintering wildfowl.

Spindle berries

Our top 10 wildlife sightings in November

Winter migrants are arriving to spend the winter here, and there are colourful plants and fungi to discover.

Find out which wildlife to look for this month in our area.

Robin by Mike Perry

A walk at Chimney Meadows

Volunteer bird surveyor, Caroline Coleman takes us on a walk around Chimney Meadows as she records the birds she encounters

Sloes on blackthorn

Ramblings from Finemere Wood

"Gently swishing and swaying through the tall grasses, it is a restorative workout for both the mind and body" 

A male red mason bee (osmia bicornis) emerging from an artificial nest/ bee hotel/ bug hotel. Picture: Orange Aurochs/ Wikimedia Commons

What really goes on inside bee hotels?

Rough Around the Edges project officer Katie Horgan gives an update on her latest activities across the Chilterns, and gets a sneak peek inside a bee hotel room...