Feathered Friends
What is the name of the forked-tailed bird of prey often seen over the valley?
Red Kite
Hedgehog
What is the only poisonous snake in the UK
Adder
What is venison.
Meat from a deer.
What is a stickleback?
A small freshwater fish
What do swallows, swifts and house martins all have in common.
All summer migrants. All eat insects predominantly and catch them in flight.
What deer has white spots on its back?
A Fallow Deer.
What is a Natterjack?
A type of Toad.
What is the fruit of the Blackthorn bush called?
Sloe
Name 3 fish in the cod family
Any three from:
Cod, haddock, saithe, coley, pollack, bib, whiting
Name 3 types of finch commonly found in gardens.
Likely any three of:
Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Bullfinch, Hawfinch, Siskin, Brambling
Name 3 differences between a Stoat and a Weasel?
Stoats are larger.
Stoats have a black tip to their tail.
Stoats turn white in winter (except for the black tip of their tail).
What is a slow worm?
A legless lizard. It's not a snake!
What are crab apples usually used for in cooking?
To get jam to set.
Caviar comes from what fish? What is it?
The eggs of a sturgeon.
What is a baby swan called?
A Cygnet
Are rabbits native to the British Isles?
No - they were introduced by the Romans.
How many types of newt are found in the UK?
Three (smooth, great crested and palmate)
What is a Destroying Angel?
A type of (very) poisonous mushroom
What is a "mermaids purse"
How many types of woodpecker are found in the UK
Four. Green, greater & lesser spotted, Wryneck.
What is the collective noun for hares?
A drove
How does frog and toad spawn differ in appearance?
Frogspawn is laid in clumps. Toadspawn in strings.
What is the proper name of a Wild Plum?
A Bullace.
What are moon, compass, barrel and Lion's Mane?
Types of jellyfish found around the UK