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Even during our shortest days, there are wild things to be found everywhere, from your garden to our remotest reserves.
Nature turns into a full winter wonderland in the colder months – here are some ideas of how you can get out there and enjoy it!
You can’t get much more of a natural wonderland that the entire miniature kingdoms that can be discovered right on our doorsteps.
Lichens and bryophytes can grow almost anywhere, from the intrepid lichens we can spot growing on our city centre pavements, to the tiny forests of mosses flourishing in woodlands.
Want to get started learning about these tiny but fascinating species? Join Lizzie Wilberforce on her journey to learn 10 moss species >
Plantlife Nature Reserves aren’t just for summer! The wildflower meadows we manage, that bloom in a rainbow of colour in the summer, provide the perfect overwintering habitats for wildlife.
Our reserves team have spotted overwintering birds like Lapwing at our Lugg reserve in Herefordshire, and Snipe at Cae Blaen-dyffryn in Wales. Some of our most iconic winter species, Ivy, Holly and Mistletoe provide food for hungry birds and invertebrates at our Ranscombe and Joan’s Hill reserves.
Winter is a perfect time for a spot of wildlife watching!
Find your nearest reserve >
The evergreen, spiny bushes of Gorse flower with a coconut perfume all year. In fact because of their year round blooms, there is a well-know saying which goes, ‘when Gorse is in flower, kissing is in season’.
The National Plant Monitoring Scheme (NPMS) is a nationwide partnership project, which encourages people to take on the role of citizen scientist, and head out to conduct botanical surveys.
These surveys help to give us data that shows the abundance and diversity of plants through time, within 30 different habitats.
Gorse is one of our NPMS species, one that’s nice and easy to recognise and can be found all over the UK.
You could also go on the hunt for Hart’s-tongue Fern on your woodland walks, or see if you can spot Shepherd’s Purse on a school field!
Eagle-eyed plant spotters are encouraged to sign up to the NPMS scheme by picking a square here >
If you took part in this years No Mow May and left an area of your lawn to grow wild year round, you’re helping nature this winter without having to lift a finger! Areas of longer grass left completely unmown from spring to autumn are home to a wider range of wildflowers, and the species that depend on them.
These long grasses left on the edge of your lawn provide valuable feeding material, shelter, and nesting sites for species such as hedgehogs, toads, butterflies and even lizards – connecting them across our landscape.
Read more tips on creating your wildest lawn yet >
Have you been out and about in January and want to share your finds with us?Tag us on social media and let us know what you’ve been up to!
From citizen science, to volunteering and from making space for nature to forging a deeper connection with it – conservation is for everyone.
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