Blakeney Point held 142 pairs of Little Terns in 2025, which raised 120 fledglings—the site’s best result for several years. The breeding report shows why: wardening, closures, fencing, monitoring and predator control all matter, but none removes risk completely.

Lakenheath Fen was designed as an inland refuge for Bitterns on drained arable peat. Its reedbeds, Cranes and new 120-hectare rewetting project show both the power of habitat creation and the continuing management it requires.

Bug hotels can provide nesting sites for some cavity-nesting bees and wasps, but research has not established that they increase wild-bee populations. This article examines the Toronto bee-hotel study, the risks of poor design and why food plants, dead wood and varied habitat matter more.