Brett Westwood
Naturalist and broadcaster
Blog posts in total 10
Posts
Winter migrants
Milder than most of northern Europe, the British Isles are a warm-ish winter home for a multitude of birds which flock into our orchards, estuaries, lakes and gardens.
The big sleepers
Brett Westwood tells all about our UK hibernators.
Fantastic fungi facts
By Brett Westwood
The colour of autumn
Brett takes a closer look at the colours of autumn
The blackbird
Just a few paces from where I’m sitting, blackbirds are bickering in the garden.
Bugging out in the Cairngorms
We took a stroll a couple of days ago and stumbled on a sunlit clearing, which used to be a timber yard. This natural amphitheatre is a stage for some wonderful insects and spiders. Find out more in this blog from Brett Westwood.
Living the high life
Spring on the summits of the Cairngorm mountains can look very much like winter! Large areas are sometimes blanketed with snow well into May and patches hang on throughout the year in some sheltered corries. Brett Westwood explores some of the amazing animals that call this rugged environment home.
Dawn in the forests of the Cairngorms
Springtime in the Cairngorms brings a very special dawn chorus of migrant birds. But the icon of these ancient pinewoods is the capercaillie. Find out more about the soundscapes of the forest in this article by Brett Westwood.
Springwatch is back, from our new home in the Cairngorms
After an amazing Winterwatch, we are back in the Cairngorms to bring you the best of British wildlife as the UK turns green once again.
That spring thing
Brett Westwood reflects on what has been a rather unusual spring
