Lakes, rivers, canals and streams are brimming with wildlife to discover!

It does not occur to many when looking at freshwater lakes and ponds, to consider what lays a little deeper.

Maddy Simmonds, zoologist and passionate science communicator, recently volunteered on a riverfly monitoring training day. Here, she tells us what the day entailed.

Thanks to a dedicated group of volunteers, Unstead nature reserve is a wetland once more.

Kelly Hollings, Restoring Ratty Project Officer for Northumberland Wildlife Trust, explores the habits of these much-loved mammals.

We may be a ‘wet’ nation, but wetlands – wildlife-rich, carbon-capturing oases – are in shorter supply than you might think. Wetlands have largely been removed from our landscape, and this loss is…