My Summer Holiday with Wembury Marine Centre!
By Ben Fragell...
I have been visiting Wembury beach with my family since I was very young. I am now 16 and in the last few years have enjoyed going on the trips organised by Devon Wildlife…
By Ben Fragell...
I have been visiting Wembury beach with my family since I was very young. I am now 16 and in the last few years have enjoyed going on the trips organised by Devon Wildlife…
The Keeled skimmer is a dragonfly of heaths and commons with shallow pools. It has a skittish and weak flight, and is on the wing in summer and early autumn.
The Black-tailed skimmer is a narrow-bodied dragonfly that can be seen flying low over the bare gravel and mud around flooded gravel pits and reservoirs. It is on the wing from May to August.
One of the most bizarre fish to find on the rocky shore, the clingfish appears an assortment of different animals stuck together!
Michelle was diagnosed with breast cancer in the summer of 2014. After undergoing a life-saving operation and an intensive chemotherapy course, she is on the road to recovery.
Wildlife…
The streamlined black-throated diver is a superb swimmer and diver, but not so graceful on land! During the summer, the distinctive black patch on its throat appears, heralding the breeding season…
This distinctive bug is often seen basking on low-growing plants in spring and summer.
The aromatic fragrance of Large thyme can punctuate a summer walk over a chalk grassland. It is an evergreen that grows low to the ground, with erect spikes of tiny, lilac flowers appearing over…
This bog-loving butterfly is mostly found in the north of the UK, where it takes to the wing in summer.
This metallic green beetle can be seen visiting flowers on sunny days in spring and summer.
This brightly-coloured beetle is often found feeding on flowers on warm days in late spring and summer.
A common moth across most of the UK. The large, hairy caterpillars are often seen in late summer.