Higher Moors & Porth Hellick Pool
One of the wilder areas of St Mary's and one of the Isles of Scilly's main wetland areas, Higher Moors and the associated Porth Hellick Pool and the shingle sand bar of Porth Hellick…
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Hemlock
A notoriously poisonous plant, hemlock produces umbrella-like clusters of white flowers in summer. It can be found in damp places, such as ditches, riverbanks and waste ground.
Wingletang Down
Wingletang Down is one of the wildest places on the Isles of Scilly. Towering granite rock formations intersperse with waved heathland, supporting a variety of rare plants. It's easy to feel…
Chapel Down
At the eastern end of St Martin’s, Chapel Down plateau is one of the best examples of ‘waved’ maritime heathland across the archipelago. The steep granite cliffs are home to breeding Manx…
Wood melick
Wood melick is a slender, drooping grass that grows in dense patches in ancient woodlands and along shady banks. It has nodding flower heads, with brown, egg-shaped spikelets that contain the…
Shipman Head & Shipman Head Down
At the most northern end of Bryher, Shipman Head is one of the wildest parts of the island, being exposed to the wild Atlantic to the north and west. The ridge runs south towards the plateau of…
Tawny mining bee
The Tawny mining bee is a furry, gingery bee that can often be seen in parks and gardens during the springtime. Look for a volcano-like mound of earth in the lawn that marks the entrance to its…
Beach babes: protecting Scilly’s secret shorebirds
The Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust is appealing for help from the public in protecting pairs of nesting ringed plovers on several beaches around the archipelago, including Porth Hellick on St Mary…
How to build a swift box
Swifts like to leave their nests by dropping into the air from the entrance. This is why they often choose to set up camp in the eaves of buildings. If you have a wall that's at least five…
My playground
Sam is a regular at Teifi Marshes Nature Reserve, where he loves to crawl and walk in the grass and you never know who you might meet. The world is one big playground full of exciting sights,…
Nuthatch
The nuthatch is a tit-sized, grey and rust-coloured bird that can be easily spotted climbing headfirst down tree trunks in woodlands and parks.
Dipper
The chocolate-brown, plump dipper can often be seen bobbing up and down on a stone in a fast-flowing river. It feeds on underwater insects by walking straight into, and under, the water.