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Volunteer With Us: Marine Conservation & Conservation Summer Placements
Volunteer With Us: Marine Conservation & Conservation Summer Placements
Activities at the MWT Ayres Nature Discovery Centre, Ayres National Nature Reserve have been reimagined!
The hairy-footed flower bee can be seen in gardens and parks in spring and summer, visiting tubular flowers like red dead-nettle and comfrey. As its name suggests, it has long, orange hairs on its…
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Flowering rush is a pretty rush-like plant of shallow wetland habitats, such as ponds, canals and ditches. Its cup-shaped, pink flowers appear in summer, brightening up the water's edge.
The Black-tailed skimmer is a narrow-bodied dragonfly that can be seen flying low over the bare gravel and mud around flooded gravel pits and reservoirs. It is on the wing from May to August.
One of the most bizarre fish to find on the rocky shore, the clingfish appears an assortment of different animals stuck together!
This small meadow reserve is rich in flower during both Spring and Summer.
This metallic green beetle can be seen visiting flowers on sunny days in spring and summer.