Update – See Animals Wild

Sorry for the quiet over the last week, we have been working hard on improving various sides of the website. Firstly, you should find that the menu is easier to use, whether on mobile or a desktop computer. Secondly, a lot of work has gone into the species watch tab. Now all currently listed animals has a page associated, we still need to find more people to help with visitors, but progress is being made.

Do consider joining us, the task is huge.

this creature, more commonly found around Portugal, was found in a farnmouth rock pool Photograph: Vicky Barlow Ltd/Vicky Barlow / @thehidephotography

This creature has been seen off the coast of the UK by divers and snorkelers, but it is thought to be the first time that one was found in a UK rock pool. This is just more signs of our warming planet.

The occasional visitor may not do damage, but it is very possible that if the seas continue to warm enough might arrive to start damaging the prospects of other native wildlife.

I have been away with my family for 10 days.

Hopefully a handful of videos will drop in the next few days, with an attempt to raise our profile so that we can do what we set off to do.

Our first week was spent down in Devon, near one of the beaver lodges. Interestingly, the guide I reached out to stated that they did not operate this early in the year, as the beavers emerge to late in the evening. We decided to go down late in the week, anyway, on the off-chance. In actual fact we spent a couple of hours each evening down on the river with wild beavers in front of us for a significant part of the time.

Beaver watching is great for both adults and children. While the beavers return is incredibly good for the future of British ecosystems, it can also have direct impacts for humans. It is true that for most farms (largely all those not based on a flood plain) they gain more from the presence of the beavers, in terms of reduced flooding, water table management and increased insect health (for pollination).

We are building our beaver watching page up further, do take a look

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Update and Rainbow sea-slug found in rock pool

Happy Easter! next step – and beavers on holiday