Wildlife highlights

Find wildlife throughout the whole of the South West

A Dartford warbler
Studland Bay   Dorset

Heathland Hullabaloo

Find out more about the Purbeck heathland, the creatures that live there and the organisations that help look after it in Heathland Hullabaloo on Sunday 21 May at Knoll Beach in Studland. Lowland heath is even less common than rainforest and supports all six native British reptiles as well as rare birds like the nightjar and Dartford warbler.

We're making a hullabaloo
View of the Dart Estuary downstream from Greenway, Devon, which was the holiday home of the crime writer Agatha Christie
Greenway   Devon

Exploring the great outdoors at Greenway

With summer in the air there are lots of ways to explore the great outdoors at Greenway, and see the highlights of nature and wildlife at this time of year.

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Visitors enjoying a guided walk from volunteer parkland guides at Killerton
Walking trail 

Guided walks around the parkland

Join our knowledgeable parkland guides on a walk to find out more about the landscape, history and wildlife of the historic parkland.

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bluebells on killerton estate in ashclyst forest near exeter devon
Killerton   Devon

Four stunning bluebell woods at Killerton

With acres of woodland, the Killerton estate is a great place to see bluebells bringing the woods to life.

Four of the best spots to see them
The house, seen from the garden at Greenway with bluebells in the foreground
Greenway   Devon

Early summer in an English Garden

Find out some of the plants in flower you may see and the wildlife you may spot when walking through Greenway's woodland garden in early summer.

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Barrington Court garden catnip path
Barrington Court   Somerset

Garden and wildlife days

The days are getting warm and skies are often bright blue, everything seems vivid and sharp and you can feel summer is on the way.

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Common red darter
Brownsea Island   Dorset

Go wildlife spotting this summer

With its diverse range of habitats, Brownsea Island is home to some intriguing wildlife.

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Red admiral
Cotehele   Cornwall

Butterflies fluttering at Cotehele

Once a week between April and September, the rangers at Cotehele walk around the garden and estate measuring the health of the butterfly population.

Big butterfly count