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Featured articles[edit]

Total pages in content type is 6

Featured lists[edit]

Total pages in content type is 21

Good articles[edit]

Total pages in content type is 12

Did you know? articles[edit]

... that the tunicate Ascidia mentula may have a pea crab, bivalve mollusc or copepod living in its body cavity? (2013-06-05)
... that the bank vole is alert to the alarm calls of tits warning of aerial predators? (2013-09-07)
... that the Caspian Gull (pictured) is regarded by some authorities as a subspecies of the Herring Gull or Yellow-legged Gull, and by others as a separate species? (2006-09-22)
... that larvae of the toadfly make their way through the nostrils of the common toad (affected toad pictured) and eat its flesh? (2012-03-20)
... that Dickie's Bladder-fern was first found in a yawn in Scotland, but that Victorian fern collectors may have removed every specimen from this site? (2008-07-07)
... that the sea squirt Distomus variolosus colonises both fronds of kelp and the shells of crustaceans such as the spider crab Maja brachydactyla? (2022-05-07)
... that the domesticated animal breeds originating from Scotland include the Scottish Fold cat (pictured), the Rough Collie of "Lassie" fame, and the Grice, a somewhat aggressive pig? (2009-07-27)
... that the seed and stem of Eriophorum angustifolium (pictured) are edible and are used in traditional Native American cuisine? (2013-03-27)
... that the fauna of Scotland includes almost half of the EU’s breeding seabirds, but only one endemic vertebrate species, and that although a population of Wild Cats (pictured) remains, many of the larger mammals were hunted to extinction in historic times? (2007-01-23)
... that the flora of Scotland includes the world's tallest hedge, a yew which may be Europe's oldest tree, and Dughall Mor ("big dark stranger") – Britain's tallest tree? (2008-05-02)
... that Fowlsheugh cliffs attract 170,000 breeding seabirds annually, and may be one of the few nature reserves with more vertical than horizontal land area? (2006-08-24)
... that the flowering plant Gentianella anglica is found only in Great Britain? (2020-03-29)
... that three burnt golf balls are preserved at Kew Gardens as a "rare fungal species"? (2023-08-18)
... that the greylag goose was domesticated in Ancient Egypt about 3000 years ago? (2015-11-11)
... that Honeypot Wood was used as a bomb dump in World War II? (2012-05-29)
... that the age of a Stair-step Moss (pictured) can be estimated by counting the number of "steps"? (2008-05-22)
... that the Irish Bee Conservation Project is helping to rewild native bees with bee lodges on the estate of the historic Dunsany Castle? (2022-07-10)
... that the No Parking Whitebeam, a rare tree, was named after a road sign nailed to the type specimen? (2009-03-11)
... that there are 40 local nature reserves in the English county of Somerset ranging from 0.5 hectares (1.2 acres) to 130 hectares (320 acres) in area? (2015-10-10)
... that 35 species of woodlice are native to the British Isles? (2009-03-04)
... that William Markwick's "Sheep's fescue" was not suitable for sheep? (2013-04-19)
... that the Church of England expected to distribute a few hundred millennium yews, but ended up sending out 8,000? (2020-06-11)
... that the "strange, flat-bottomed boat" in which Beatrix Potter rowed on Moss Eccles Tarn is now housed in the Windermere Steamboat Museum? (2010-11-15)
... that the common brittle star (pictured) is a filter feeder and raises an arm to catch food particles floating by? (2011-06-26)
... that Portlethen Moss is an acidic bog that played a role in stopping the Roman advance in Scotland and whose traversal was used in the Bishops' Wars? (2006-08-28)
... that Richmond Park in London is three times the size of Central Park in New York? (2015-02-14)
... that the St Kilda field mouse (pictured) lives 100 miles (160 km) off the coast of Scotland, and is twice the size of mainland mice? (2013-05-22)
... that scramble competition is one of the causes of the large population swings experienced by the field vole? (2013-10-03)
... that the larvae of the apple clearwing moth (adult pictured) create tunnels under the bark of fruit trees? (2014-06-19)
... that the string-of-sausage lichen is very sensitive to air pollution and has become locally extinct over much of its former range? (2018-11-29)
... that this month, a researcher from WWT Slimbridge plans to become a "human swan"? (2016-09-15)
... that a walrus was given his own pontoon in St Mary's Harbour to try and stop him from damaging other boats in the harbour? (2022-04-26)
... that the wart-biter bush-cricket (Decticus verrucivorus) obtained both its English and scientific names from a Swedish practice of using the cricket to bite warts from the skin? (2006-07-26)
... that botanist William West's elder son William West Jr assisted him with fieldwork, and his younger son George Stephen West collaborated with him on numerous scientific publications? (2022-06-04)
... that when William Williams died collecting the fern Alpine Woodsia (pictured) in 1861, his body was found at the foot of the cliff where the species was first found in the 17th century? (2008-06-22)
... that the yellow-necked mouse may enable seedling beech trees to grow in locations away from the parent tree? (2013-10-10)
... that populations of the slender Scotch burnet (pictured), a European moth that lives in dry, lime-rich areas, have been declining? (2020-05-05)

Total pages in content type is 38

Featured pictures[edit]

Puffin (Fratercula arctica)

Total pages in content type is 1

Main page featured articles[edit]

Common toad (2012-12-15)
European hare (2019-08-11)
Fauna of Scotland (2009-07-06)
Red-billed chough (2012-06-07)
Smooth newt (2021-10-22)
Somerset Levels (2018-07-14)

Total pages in content type is 6

Main page featured lists[edit]

Essex Wildlife Trust (2018-02-02)
List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall (2015-10-09)
List of local nature reserves in Berkshire (2022-01-24)
List of local nature reserves in Cambridgeshire (2020-01-13)
List of local nature reserves in Hertfordshire (2017-01-20)
List of local nature reserves in Northamptonshire (2018-10-15)
Norfolk Wildlife Trust (2023-03-17)

Total pages in content type is 7

Picture of the day pictures[edit]

Puffin (Fratercula arctica) (2023-11-30)

Total pages in content type is 1