Europe has some of the world’s most characteristic seabird species. From the Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) to the Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) there is almost an endless variety of seabirds that you can see. Many seabirds nest in cliffs or on rocky islands and winter ashore whilst others such as Read more…
Keystone species are a species of animal or plant that plays a vital role inn the survival of an ecosystem. If somehow the ecosystem was damaged or the species was removed than the whole ecosystem would fail. Many keystone species are very small animals such as salmon or beavers. For Read more…
Our mountains are amazing places.They help so much with the water cycle. They also have a rich and amazing ecosystem. The water cycle is a very complicated system – I will explain: The water flows down from the mountain. Then the water flows into a valley. Thirdly, it goes into Read more…
Our oceans are full of amazing creatures like flying fish and dolphins. We need to protect them all. If you go on on holiday to a beach and see a washed up whale, tell the coast guard. Make sure to check out our other blogs!
Plastic is a substance that can harm our oceans. Careless people throw it into the sea. This is very bad for many reasons: It harms sea creatures. It pollutes the ocean. It collects up together and takes up space in the ocean. It creates very tiny things called microplastics which Read more…
In January we watched a really cool programme by David Attenborough called The Green Planet. My favourite episode was called Tropical Worlds. In this episode, the best bit was when they showed the kinkajou drinking the nectar from the balsa tree – it showed how all things are connected in Read more…
Coral reefs are known as the rainforests of the sea – they contain lots and lots of different species of marine life. They also help animals camouflage and hide from predators. However, human pollution is destroying them. Coral is made up of lots of coral polyps, very tiny creatures who Read more…