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Posted on behalf of Amanda Martin, our Community Outreach Officer : On Sunday 3 rd February the Saltholme Wildlife Explorers began a session to learn about the five species of owl we have in the UK and ended up making an important discovery about small mammals in and around Saltholme nature reserve...

Ok, I’ll hold my hands up, our simple hogitats weren’t nearly as aesthetically pleasing as the ones available in our shop (above), but they are effective :-) We enjoyed a fantastic weekend making hedgehog habitats; plenty of families turned up to take advantage of our Time For Bed family...

Yes that's a frog not a hedgehog, but our hibernation trail doesn't discriminate! We have information and picture cut-outs dotted around the discovery zone - did you know that pond skaters hibernate? This weekend we continue our 'Time for Bed' theme, and in addition to our hibernation...

Hi everyone, Remember when we made nestboxes at the end of February? One of the boxes in one family's garden already has new owners ... This wonderful picture of a coal tit taking some moss into the box was added to Saltholme's facebook page . Let's hope that we're kept updated...

Hi everyone, Today is the last day of February half-term. We had a great day, making hand-made homes for all sorts of birds. In the end, families made over 30 boxes to take home to gardens all over the Tees Valley ... one is even making its way to Israel! Wow! We've got to say a huge...