Wild Roseland – December 2019
The 2019 “State of Nature” report for the UK ought to make us sit up and listen. Much of it is alarming, but there is still cause for cautious hope. It has...
Category: Wild Roseland 2019
Wild Roseland – November 2019
I had often seen a Barn Owl in the late afternoon quartering the roadside verges, hovering and swooping silently and gracefully, as it hunted for voles, dodging the traffic at Pendower Dip....
Wild Roseland – October 2019
One of the joys of being on the Roseland is the opportunity to take some jaw-dropping walks, whether on the glorious beaches, the long distance coastal footpath or exploring the banks of...
Wild Roseland – September 2019 –
Nature is in trouble with so many species reducing in number. It is estimated that around 60% of species in the UK have suffered declines in recent decades for a variety of...
Wild Roseland – August 2019
Did you know that Bats are our only flying mammal, their “wings” are really hands and the Pipistrelle, the commonest on the Roseland, weighs less than a 2p coin and is only...
Wild Roseland – July 2019
When did you last see a hedgehog on the Roseland? They are nocturnal animals so if you see one during daylight the chances are that all is not well. Even so, when...
Wild Roseland – June 2019
Wild Roseland Wildlife Exhibition – A Celebration of the Roseland The Messack Oak standing amidst a carpet of bluebells, a startled roe deer surrounded by fresh green bracken, a black adder lying...
Wild Roseland – May 2019
Wildlife surveys are very important for conservation. Through recording and monitoring we learn where species can be found, how the population is doing and can also be an indicator of environmental changes....
Wild Roseland’s Marine Project: Shoresearch Training
A beautiful day dawned for the Marine Project’s first event: blue skies, bluer seas and a lovely low tide in the middle of the day: what more could a dedicated rock pooler...
Wild Roseland – March 2019
On the Roseland everything is growing or on the move and fresh air and lighter evenings beckon us outside. There we can celebrate signs of Spring. Blossom of hazel and blackthorn punctuate...