After spending many hours working in the Invertebrate House over the last four years, one of the most frequent comments I hear is that the aquatic crayfish tanks are empty and people telling their children not to bother looking in them. Well, I am here to tell you that our crayfish hatchery is rarely empty!…
If you have been in our bug house, you may have noticed recently that we have some new much smaller white clawed crayfish. The originals that we held onsite from the 30th of June last year until a few weeks ago, have now gone back to their native home of Bristol. This has allowed us…
On the 30th of June this year we welcomed 30 juvenile White Clawed Crayfish. An endangered species endemic to the freshwater streams of the UK. It is the only native crayfish species in the UK. I am very pleased to announce that all 30 crayfish that arrived with us have been flourishing in our new…
An invasive species is one that has been introduced to a new environment. It’s presence there has a negative impact, sometimes on a large scale. There are many reasons for these introductions. It may have been accidental, rats for example stowed away on ships and were transported unknowingly. Plants have been imported for peoples gardens…
