How to conserve water
If we all do our part in saving precious water supplies, we can make a huge difference for the environment.
Speckled wood butterfly - Vicky Nall
If we all do our part in saving precious water supplies, we can make a huge difference for the environment.
Building dens, climbing trees, mountain biking or looking for fairies, Jane and her family can spend hours getting close to nature in the woods near their home.
From spring, look out for the beautiful, speckled gold-and-black breeding plumage of the golden plover. It can be found in its upland moorland breeding grounds from May to September, moving to…
Turn over large stones or paving slabs in the garden and you are likely to find a red ant colony. This medium-sized ant can deliver a painful sting, so be careful! In summer, winged adults swarm…
Despite having the familiar sage-green leaves, Wood sage has very little scent, so is not a good cooking herb. It can be found on acidic soils on sand dunes, heaths and cliffs, and along woodland…
Few of us can contemplate having a wood in our back gardens, but just a few metres is enough to establish this mini-habitat!
Elliott has turned his passion for the natural world into study and that study into a career. He now spends his days sharing his wildlife knowledge with people of all ages, from 4-year-old’s…
Brittle stars, sea urchins and other starfish will want to stay out of the way of this speedy carnivorous starfish!
A peek at the passionate world of animal courtship