Biodiversity Video Clips

Here are a few fun video clips that we put onto YouTube. Hope you enjoy them! Please send any questions or comments to us via our Contact Us page. Thank you.

Cautionary note: Please bear in mind that we cannot control any other footage available on YouTube. Be careful about what you click on, if you visit their website.

Six-spot Burnet. Video by Jason Ball.

Freshly emerged from the chrysalis.

A toadlet in the hand! Video by Jason Ball.

Noctule Bat. Video by Jason Ball.

A bat detector next to the camera makes the bat's ultrasound clicks audible. Note - all bats are legally protected and you cannot keep them as pets or even disturb their home! This bat has a broken wing and is in the care of a trained rehabilitator.

Bats in flight. Video by Jason Ball.

You need quite a bit of patience looking for bats, but if you find a good spot, they put on a great show!

 

Winter flock of Lapwing. Video by Jason Ball.

Large flocks like these, of Starling, Lesser Black-backed Gull, and Lapwing, are an important food source for some spectacular wild raptors such as Peregrine Falcon. Naturally only a fraction are taken by aerial predators.

 

 Red Kites overhead. Video by Jason Ball.

A nice clear view through the woodland canopy before trees came into leaf. You can hear nesting Rooks nearby.