Henry's Wildlife and Nature

The other day we went to Penrhos costal park. We know there are red squirrels there but last time we didn't see any, so I wasn't getting my hopes up. In the end I saw five red squirrels, I didn't expect to see that many. The have feeding stations set up in the woodland and that is where I saw them This is some information about Penrhos Costal Park by the Woodland Trust: This area has been a Nature reserve for decades with generations of Holyhead people being able to enjoy the natural heritage of this area: the wooded area was planted in the 19th century and it has a wealth of woodland: mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland; flora and fauna: bluebell beds; meadow butterflies, and fresh water habitats. This area alone attracts 100,000 visitors every year. Red Squirrels Anglesey is a good place to see red squirrels as there hasn't been a sighting of grey squirrels, which carries a disease that kill the red squirrels, since 2013. Grey squirrels come from North America in

On our trip to Norfolk we visited Watatunga Wildlife Reserve . Watatunga is a nature reserve where you go on safari in a golf buggy. I liked driving around in the golf buggy while Jonathan talked to us over the radio, telling us all about the habitats, wildlife and flowers. Watatunga is the only one of these type of experiences I have seen and it was like no other experience I have been on. I would definitely visit again.  Watatunga want to try and increase the numbers of the planets last population of endangered species of deer and antelope. Take the Scimitar-horned deer for example, this deer has been extinct in the wild since 2000 and Watatunga are hoping to breed these deer to help their population. Some of the species we saw included: Deer and  antelope Blesbok Père David's Deer Scimitar-Horned Oryx Roan Antelope Kafue Flats Lechwe White-Lipped Deer Water Buffalo Birds Great Bustard White Stork White-Napped Crane Reeve Pheasant Other Brown Hare Emperor Dragonfly Crickets Reeve

 Here is Part 2 about the birds we saw in Titchwell Marsh Ruff The Ruff is on the red list and it's numbers are quickly dropping. They don't breed a lot in the UK according to the RSPB and only 11 females breed here. They eat insects, larvae, frogs, small fish and seeds and have an estimated lifespan of up to 4 years. The man from the RSPB Team told me this was definitely a Ruff. I didn't know much about them so when I got home I had a look on the RSPB Website and it said there are only 820 of them in the UK. I feel so lucky to have seen one. Avocet The Avocet is the bird on the RSPB logo, I like their long curved bill. Avocets are one of the birds you have a great chance of seeing at Titchwell Marsh as there are more than 150 of them! They eat aquatic insects and their larvae, crustaceans and worms and have a lifespan of up to 15 years!   Little Ringed Plover Little Ringed Plovers aren't that small as they have a wingspan of up to 48cm. They eat insects and aquatic inv

On our recent camping trip to Norfolk we visited a couple of RSPB Reserves. When we visited RSPB Titchwell Marsh we met a nice man at the entrance who told us about what they had recently seen and what habitats they have. I was so shocked when they said they had 2 Bitterns there recently. We chose to walk along the West bank path which goes up to the beach and at the viewpoint just before the Island Hide we met another nice member of the RSPB team who would tell me what everything was if I wasn't sure. Here are some of the things that we saw: Cuckoo The cuckoo is 32-34cm in length with a wingspan of up to 65cm. They mainly eat insects, especially hairy caterpillars. Cuckoo's are part of the cuckoo family which include Greater Roadrunners, Common Hawk Cuckoo, Yellow-Billed Cuckoo and the Common Cuckoo, which is the only type of cuckoo in the UK. The cuckoo is on the red list and is protected by The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. A cuckoo gets it name from its distinctive cal