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Mother and child reading at the Lodge nature reserve

Enjoy a wildlife inspired story time and learn about the amazing world of wildlife together.

Winter Worries

Winter is coming and little Hedgehog is worried. She is only young and hasn't seen a winter before. How will she survive the winter without food? More...

Hedgehog

The hole story

Ash the tree had grown in the forest all his long life. But there were lots of younger trees there now. They made Ash feel very old indeed. But surely there is a place for an old knotty tree in the forest? More...

Woodland sunrise taken at RSPB Headquarters

I'm not a baby!

High up on a cliff face, Baby Guillemot only knows the ledge that he was born on as he waits for his parents to feed him tasty fish meals. Will he ever brave his wings and leave the safety of the ledge? More...

Guillemot flying in to land on cliffs

Little orphan Blue Tit

The world can be a dangerous place for a little bird and poor little orphan Blue Tit has no family left at all. Can she find herself a family for winter, while avoiding Cat? More...

Young blue tit

The blue tit and the caterpillar

It is spring and the oak moth and blue tits are thinking of starting families. As all the eggs hatch, will Caterpillar become a moth, or will she end up as food for the growing blue tit family? More...

Blue tit on branch

The hermit crab and the anemone

Hermit Crab and Anemone were friends. They went everywhere together. They had to. They shared a shell. Hermit Crab didn’t have a hard shell of his own like others crabs. He lived inside an empty seashell and Anemone lived stuck to the top of it. But what happens when one of them wants to change shell? More...

Rocky seashore