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Little Cuttlefish
This little cuttlefish really lives up to its name - it only reaches about 5cm long!
Little tern
Found around our coasts during the breeding season, the little tern is a diminutive seabird. Despite its size, it performs remarkable aerial courtship displays.
Little grebe
The little grebe is a fantastic diver, but to help it swim underwater, its feet are placed towards the back of its body, making it rather clumsy on land. It only really comes ashore to breed.
Little egret
The elegant little egret was once a rare visitor to our shores, but can now regularly be spotted around the coastline of England and Wales. Look out for its beautiful neck plumes that herald the…
Little owl
Introduced into the UK in the 19th century, the diminutive little owl can now be seen along hedgerows, on farmland and in parkland across England and Wales. It often perches on a pole or rock,…
Drop-In Event Explores the Future of Beane Marsh
Teams from Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust and Save Beane Marshes have held a drop-in event to explore the future of this important wildlife site in Hertford and to encourage more members of…
Little stint
This tiny wading bird is most often seen in autumn, feeding on the muddy margins of wetlands.
Little ringed plover
The little ringed plover first nested in the UK in 1938, but has since moved in happily! It has taken advantage of an increase in man-made flooded gravel pits, reservoirs and quarries that provide…
Hertfordshire children encouraged to go ‘wild’ this Easter
A new online resource to help local children discover wildlife on their doorstep will be launched by Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, in partnership with Hertfordshire County Council this…
First Sighting of Little Bunting in Hertfordshire Since 2007
Rare sighting of Little Bunting recorded at the Trust’s Stanborough Reedmarsh Nature Reserve for the first time in 15 years.
Easter Garden Birds and their nests & eggs
As April arrives, increasingly birds are nesting across Herts and Middlesex. Have they taken up residence in your garden bird boxes, in your hedges and have you seen them out on your exercise…