Amazon Day 5th September 2018The Amazon Rainforest is one of the natural wonders of our World. It is vital for the health of our planet, fundamental to the future well-being of our civilisation and essential...

World Honey Bee Day 22nd August 2018Bees thrive on many types of flowers both wild and domestic and particularly like: lavender, sweet clover, alfafa and dandelion. Honey bees are one of the most important insects...

World Orangutan Day, August 19th, 2018These large yet very gentle, red haired apes live in the jungles of Sumatra and Borneo (part of West Malaysia) in South East Asia.They are the biggest arboreal or tree...

ElephantsWorld Elephant Day, 12th August 2018‘Tuskers’….Three African males with beautiful long tusks The elephant is the largest land mammal on earth with an African male weighing in at up to 6 tonnes. In order to...

Lions‘King of the Beasts’Lions; majestic, powerful and extremely social, are the most widely recognised of the cat family. Size wise they lie second only to the Tiger and their official name is Panthera Leo. They...

Tiger Tiger burning brightIn the forest of the night….The beginning of the famous poem by William BlakeTigers have captured our imagination since the beginning of time. William Blake’s poem ‘Tyger Tyger burning bright…’ published in...

World Giraffe Day21st June 2018Giraffes are commonly regarded as one of our most elegant, regal and peaceful creatures. They are our tallest mammal with a remarkably long neck and very long legs – often over...

Turtles – beautiful, majestic animals of our seas and oceans.Turtles are characterised by a special bony shell comprised of plate like scales that has developed over time from their ribs. The shell serves to protect...

There are so very many birds which migrate in order to find the optimum conditions to breed and feed. Just a few on the list are: Geese, Flycatchers, Warblers, Orioles, Swallows, Cranes, Terns, Swans, Plovers,...

World Wildlife DaySaturday, March 3rd2018 Big Cats Predators Under ThreatThis special day is to raise awareness of the world’s wild fauna and flora.Each year there is a different focus.In 2015 it was ‘Time to get...

Happy International Polar Bear Day!February 27, 2018The Polar BearUrsus MaritimusThe Polar Bear is the largest carnivore that lives on land. A male can weigh up to 680kg although a female will normally weigh in at...

The Pangolin... Quite an extraordinary creature...Pangolins are found in Africa and Asia although fossil evidence suggests they evolved in Europe. Unfortunately they are another of the World’s threatened species and are on the red list...