Why not come to the Avalon Marshes Open Day on Sunday 21st May and hear the story of Boomy the Bittern. Join Pam and Sally for a chat and...

Whilst bitterns boom in the wetlands of Somerset. Boomy the Bittern children's book is a booming success. After a fantastic launch at...

Volunteers, communities, local contractors and nature organisations joined efforts in the Avalon Marshes and reedbeds and wetland areas...

To try to help arrest the decline of this iconic bird nature conservation organisations worked together. Here in Somerset the redundant...

Although thanks to a huge conservation effort, bitterns in the UK are now on the up it is hard to believe that in the Middle Ages they...

In the early 1990s bitterns were down to just a few booming males in the whole of the UK, they rely on wet reedbeds and associated...

Like no other sound - we are now fortunate that it can be heard echoing out of our Somerset wetlands. Just like blowing over the top of a...

Spring its on its way, with strange, magical noises coming from our wetlands... Intrigued?

Fascinating memoir about living off the grid in the Seychelles as a bird watcher. I've always wanted to vacation in the Seychelles, and...

Every picture tells a story... Relive the story of 'Island to Island' through the eyes of the author...

It is not everyday that a trip to Waterstones finds you sitting alongside Sir David Attenborough! Never in my wildest dreams did I ever...

12th Day - 12 amazing months on Aride Island - Merry Christmas Island to Island – From Somerset to Seychelles: Read the whole story about...

11th Day - 11 Roseate Terns 'Every available space on the island is taken up by wildlife, whether it is traditionally known for it or...

10th Day - 10 Sooty Terns 'Of late, we had noticed the numbers of seabirds had begun to dramatically increase. Over recent days they had...

9th Day - 9 Fresh fish 'When we arrived, fishing trips were few and far between, but as an activity Melv and I had always enjoyed back in...

8th Day - 8 Turtle Hatchlings The green turtle hatchlings were strong little fellas, they had big necks and looked like healthy, perfect...

7th Day - 7 flying frigates 'The north face of Aride was also a rather special place and home to some very important visitors, the lesser...

6th Day - 6 Bumbling Hermits 'The hermit crabs were not something I had given much thought to before coming to Aride, but they were...

5th Day - 5 Ringed Robins ‘What’s your favourite bird?’ my answer was always the Seychelles magpie robin. Why? Well, they were not just...

4th Day - Singing Sunbirds 'A little like a hummingbird, with a down-curved beak designed to feed on nectar, and the body size of a...