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My Wild Life

My rambles

Andrew and Adrian, volunteers and pioneering walkers of The Rothschild Way. Both have tirelessly raised funds and put in countless hours to the best cause they know – nature. And they know they…

Species

Bramble

The bramble is the thorny shrub of hedges, woods and scrub that gives us delicious blackberries in autumn. Gathering wild food can be fun, but it's best to do it with an expert - come along…

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Homes for hedgehogs - Watchet Hedgehogs

There’s a huge amount you can do in your garden to make it more hospitable to Hedgehogs. Small changes can make a big difference, and we plan to cover all these topics in more depth over the next three months.
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Wild Beach

Work with local schools and youth groups to develop and deliver outdoor learning opportunities, which use the coast to give children a connection with nature and provide them with valuable personal experiences.

We engage with each school or group over a period of weeks/terms, not just offering one-off trips to coast, which allows young people to increase their knowledge of their own stretch of coast.
Species

Yellow-rattle

Brush through a wildflower meadow at the height of summer and you'll hear the tiny seeds of yellow-rattle rattling in their brown pods, hence its name.

Habitat

Arable fields

Most arable fields are large, featureless monocultures devoid of wildlife, but here and there are smaller fields and tucked away corners that are farmed less intensively, or are managed…

Nature Reserve

Fivehead Arable Fields

This reserve is managed as cultivated fields to maintain rare arable plants. A unique assemblage of cornfield flowers can be seen here in summer.

Species

Oak marble gall wasp

The oak marble gall wasp produces brown, marble-shaped growths, or 'galls', on oak twigs. Inside the gall, the larvae of the wasp feed on the host tissues, but cause little damage.