Ordinary moss
Ordinary moss is very common in gardens and woodlands. moss provides shelter for many minibeasts, so encourage it to grow in your garden by providing logs, stone piles and untidy areas.
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Magnificent Moss Game
Learn how Dartmoor's mossy blankets are internationally important!
Marsh hair moss
The marsh hair moss is the largest moss in the UK. Look out for it in damp woodland and on boggy heathlands where it forms large, green and spikey 'cushions'.
Sphagnum moss
Sphagnum mosses carpet the ground with colour on our marshes, heaths and moors. They play a vital role in the creation of peat bogs: by storing water in their spongy forms, they prevent the decay…
Rainy day wildlife games!
Introduce your children to the wonders of nature with our selection of fun wildlife games. All of the games below feature a colourful cast of characters including hedgehogs, swifts, moles and starfish. Ideal for rainy days!
Mole Game
can you help Maurice the mole adapt?
Stargazing Game
There are 13 different species of starfish in UK waters and they're good at hiding! How many can you find?
Build a Starfish Game
Starfish are absolutely beautiful! Why not have a go at creating your very own?
Help the Hog Game
Can you help Harry?
Swift Academy Game
Do you have what it takes to become a fully-fledged swift?
Goblin's gold
This dazzling moss grows in dark places, catching any faint light to glow a golden-green.
My jump leads
Ann and her husband nurture and cultivate specialist sphagnum mosses and vascular plants like bog cranberry for a community area of the moss: they’re kickstarting the vegetation growth on Little…