Churring nightjars
A weird and wonderful bird, the nightjar is a summer migrant to Surrey's heathlands.
The easiest way to find out if the nocturnal and well-camouflaged nightjar is about is to listen out for its distinctive 'churring' call at dusk. A summer visitor, it is most numerous in…
Our only venomous snake, the shy adder can be spotted basking in the sunshine in woodland glades and on heathlands.
The adder's-tongue fern is so-named because the tall stalk that bears its spores is thought to resemble a snake's tongue. An indicator of ancient meadows, it can be found mainly in…
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