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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...

Hi, My own garden pond once held whisky, but now only water - and wildlife. It is only a small barrel so I was surprised this morning to find that it had frogspawn. The frogs must use the pots that are next to the barrel as a way to get in, and they can use the plants to climb on to get out...

Hi everyone, We need your help. Forget the kids, it's time for grown-ups to act like big kids for the day down at Saltholme. If you remember the sheer joy of splodging around in mud when you were a youngster, then you've got an invitation to step back to your childhood – and help...

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, We've had the first frogspawn of 2011 at Saltholme - and the first frogspawn in one of our newest ponds. This mass of eggs was spotted in the Discovery Zone pond today. I've been blogging about Kate Humble's visit to Saltholm e quite a bit recently. The frogspawn...

Hi everyone, There's more and more colour appearing in the wildlife garden. It's almost a riot. Here are some pictures from today... These aren't the Welsh daffodils that Peter was on about the other day , they're not quite in bloom yet. Next time you're at Saltholme...

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...

Hi everyone, March is almost upon us, and (fingers crossed!) the sand martins will be back before we know it. Last year they arrived back at Saltholme on 19 March. The buzzing mass of sand martins is a real summer spectacle at Saltholme - put it in your diary so you don't miss it! As most of you...

Hi everyone, Did you know that over half of the adults in the UK look after the wildlife in their garden in some way or another? We're always up for doing something different at Saltholme, and this project is no exception. Susan, who's part of Saltholme's education team, joined forces...