Ion's garden bug hotel has had a visitor! The canes in this hotel are perfect for red mason bees, who line the individual 'cells' with mud and pollen and later lay eggs in them 🐝

This coppice plot at #GraftonWood is bursting with life at the moment! The area is thick with wood spurge, bugle and St John's wort, with some hazel growing in the background too 🌱

Check out these heart-shaped leaves of black bryony, climbing their way up a hedgerow. Did you know that this species always twines to the left? The plant grows from a root called a tuber, which can grow underground to up to 60cm in width!

Mousetail! Caroline spotted hundreds of plants at #LowerSmiteFarm this week in one of our fallow plots. This plant is classed as vulnerable and one of the species which make this site nationally important for arable flora. As the seeds ripen it resembles a mouse’s scaly tail 🌱

Although they're not technically native, rabbits have been in the UK so long that they're a key grazing animal in some habitats. At #DroppingWellFarm , we've created a series of refuges for them, so they can move across fields more freely whilst being protected from predators 🐰

Great combined efforts from students at Wildgoose Rural Training and Hallow Primary School who made lots of insect homes for the volunteers at Hallow Old Churchyard 🐞

Join thousands in London next month to take a stand for nature🌍
Supported by The Wildlife Trusts and many other environment organisations, this is one of the largest marches of its kind. We hope to see you there! Learn more about #RestoreNatureNow 👇
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It’s garden spiderling time 💚
These tiny yellow dots are the young of garden cross spiders and hang around together for protection during their first few days of life. It will take them two years before they can have youngsters of their own.

Spring has truly sprung at #Monkwood , with gorgeous greens everywhere you look. Dom has been sneaking glimpses of the changing landscape whilst surveying habitats in her latest blog 👇
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Cuteness alert 😍
Check out this very fluffy avocet chick recently spotted at #UptonWarren - aren't they gorgeous?!

This dragonfly has been spotted dancing around wetlands across #Worcestershire . Have you spotted a broad-bodied chaser yet? We’d love to know! Upload your photo and submit your sighting on our website 👇
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For today's #MysteryMonday , can anyone guess who coughed up this pellet?

Recently at #DroppingWellFarm , bird recorder Craig Reed led a course for our volunteers about heathland birds. He discussed how to identify them, what habitats they look for and the surveying techniques used to monitor them. It was a great session with a fantastic turnout! 😊

Ion discusses the value of looking up and looking down, as well as encouraging those around you to do the same, in his latest blog 👇
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Fuzzy and furry #bumblebees are obvious as they buzz around your garden but have you noticed the smaller solitary #bees ? Keep a look out to see what you could spot across #Worcestershire this weekend 🐝👇
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Our colleague Wendy noticed robins nesting in the corner of her garden. So she waited until the youngsters had fledged and dispersed before looking for the nest; the adults had built their nest in unused plant pots that had been left on their side tucked into a shrub. 💚

We're a bit late to the party! We've been sent this incredible photo of the Northern Lights over The Granary at #LowerSmiteFarm . Did you see them last weekend? 📸

Wow! Our colleague Steve was surprised to find #LowerSmiteFarm ’s first beautiful demoiselle on an early morning bird survey. It's a species of fast flowing small rivers and streams but is spreading fast, using places like Smite as a stepping stone as they move across country!😊

Conservation trainee Jess spotted this hummingbird hawk-moth whilst out on our nature reserves 🔎
Their wings flutter so quickly in flight that you can hear an audible 'hum'! If you spot this marvellous moth, be sure to record your sighting 👇
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Hawthorn is hailed as May-tree for a reason! At this time of year, hedgerows burst to life with creamy white blossom. This thorny shrub supports a whole host of wildlife, including hawthorn shieldbugs, wood mice and slow-worms 🐍