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Common frogs (c) Tom Day

Frogs are a hop hop hopping

As we approach spring and the days are warming, some of our amphibian friends are waking up from their cold slumber. After five months in hibernation, frogs emerge back into the wild world in…

Garden Orb Weaver (C) Vaugh Matthews

The secret lives of spiders

Most of us will start to notice spiders in September, this is not because the spiders are cold and looking for warmth, it is the time of year spiders start to mate. Males will start their search…

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Going ultrasonic

Mistakenly thought to be blind, bats are in fact perfectly able to see, but instead use a superior method to navigate the night: ultrasonic frequencies.

Grass snake

The Great British Snake Off

Snakes are often thought of as exotic creatures to be admired (or avoided) on holidays in hotter countries, but did you know that Britain is home to three native snake species?

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