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Wildlife & Plants In the UK

November

Dull November brings the blast…

Wildlife

Mixed flocks of finches, such as chaffinches, greenfinches and goldfinches, scour the countryside for food.   while lakes and estuaries are home to Arctic species of wader and wildfowl, and start to fill the spaces.

What to See Where to See and comment What it looks like
Chaffinches    
Greenfinches  
Goldfinches  
Blackcap    
Chiffchaff    
Starlings start their roosting, in some places with spectacular displays  
Teal    
Wigeon    

Whooper Swan

start to arrive back from the Arctic

Locations to see & photograph swans in the UK

Bewick Swan start to arrive back from the Arctic

 

Locations to see & photograph swans in the UK

hedgehogs looking for a place to hibernate, may be attracted to the annual bonfire - so take a look before lighting  
bats go into a state of torpor  
badgers bed down for the winter  
Atlantic salmon return to their spawning grounds to breed  
Grey Seals give birth to their pups

Can be seen around the coasts of Britain, particularly during the breeding season off North Scotland, Cornwall, east coast of England, South Wales and Ireland.

Plantlife

What to See Where to See and comment What it looks like
Ivy comes into flower and provides a late source of food for insects.  
Bracket fungus You may find one strong enough to take your weight.  
Oak trees display their colour  
Beeches may hold on to their copper leaves  
Larches display their yellow needles  
Bryony look out for the poisonous red berries amongst the fluffy old man’s beard that covers the hedgerows  

 


See Also

For a more in depth look at Wildlife photography in November.

Other species can be found listed in the Wildlife Section or within the topic index under


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