Wildlife & countryside news – Page 3

Incorporating The Ranger's Blog

Invasion of the giant littoral woodlice!

The crustaceans are a very successful group of animals – at least in the sea, where they are pretty much

By guest blogger Marie Fiore, park ranger at Riverbend Park, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. I am a park ranger

Now this is probably going to sound a bit nerdy. But here goes anyway. At a family wedding recently The

This weekend I discovered that the biggest fly in the UK was much bigger than I’d previously thought. Yes, we

If you have yet to see them, you soon will. Fluttering gently on the breeze, these delicate insects seem hardly

By guest blogger Lizzy Dening So that was it. An unceremonious end to the relationship which had taken over my

Bluebells eh? They’re everywhere at this time of year… but even so it was a surprise for The Ranger when

At this time of year ponds are filling with mating amphibians. Frogs and toads have an unusual mating habit known

An unusual advert caught The Ranger’s eye in his own sidebar: Look carefully. Yes, that’s right, the advert headed ‘Wildlife

The Virtual Ranger isn’t fond of memorial plaques and paraphernalia in public spaces. But occasionally, one has to give credit