Category : Wetlands

A seasonal walk through a UK fen in spring, showing how to read rising water tables, emerging fen plants and breeding birds, with practical tips for recording what you find.

Reedbeds and sedge beds look alike from a distance but differ in plants, structure, wildlife and management. Here is how to tell them apart in the field.

A step-by-step guide to building a garden pond with shallow shelves, native marginal planting and easy wildlife ramps, so it works more like a natural marsh.