For day 11 of our 12 days of (a wildlife) Christmas we’ll be heading to pipers vale to see what wintery wildlife we can find.

For day 10 of our 12 days of (a wildlife) Christmas we’ve swapped 10 lords a-leaping for 10 toads a-leaping.

For day 9 of our 12 days of (a wildlife) Christmas we’ve swapped 9 ladies dancing for 9 foxes romancing – did you know that winter is the breeding season for foxes?

For day 8 of our 12 days of (a wildlife) Christmas we’ve swapped 8 maids a-milking for 8 spiders a-silking and will be on the lookout for our 8-legged friends across the parks and green spaces of…

For day 7 of our 12 days of (a wildlife) Christmas we’ve swapped 7 swans a-swimming for 7 moon jellies a -swimming.

For day 6 of our 12 days of (a wildlife) Christmas we’ve swapped 6 geese a-laying for 6 hogs a-laying (down in their cosy nests) as an opportunity to tell you more about hedgehog behaviour through…

For day 5 of our 12 days of (a wildlife) Christmas we’ve swapped 5 gold rings for 5 golden hoverflies – a rare and intriguing hoverfly found only in East Anglia, one of which in Ipswich!

The wildlife and lakes are taking on a lovely early winter feel at the moment with lots of redwings feeding on the berries and lots of ducks on the lakes

For day 4 of our 12 days of (a wildlife) Christmas I've been trying to identify four different bird calls from my urban Ipswich garden, and I hope you’ll do the same!

For day 3 of our 12 days of (a wildlife) Christmas we’ve swapped 3 French hens for 3 Eurasian wrens and we’ll be on the lookout for these charming little birds in the rural lanes around our head…