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The big cats of the Maasai Mara are back

Jellyfish. © Wendy Northway

Jellyfish are more beneficial to marine life than we realised

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Swifts spend the majority of their lives in the air

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Reef manta ray recorded for first time in Eastern Pacific

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Spring Wildlife

SHIREBROOK, ENGLAND - APRIL 20: A road sign warns drivers to beware of migratory toads crossing the road. In Shirebrook, Nottinghamshire, England. On 20th April 2015.

What triggers toads to migrate in spring?

Buff-tailed bumble-bee (Bombus terrestris) worker nectaring on scorpionweed (Phacelia tancetifolia) flower in conservation margin at RSPB's Hope Farm in Cambridgeshire. May 2011.

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How to rear froglets in your home

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Visit the kingdom of the polar bear with Nick Baker

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Animal Facts

A year in the wild, beautiful artwork made from plants

Female Bombylius major in Regent's Park, London. © Steven Falk

Insects & Invertebrates

Fly of the month – bee-flies

Mistlethrush at Carding Mill Valley © Andrew Fusek Peters

Upland: Shropshire’s Long Mynd and the Stiperstones

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Plant Facts

Wild garlic pesto. © DUSAN ZIDAR/Shutterstock.com

How to make a delicious pesto from wild garlic

Silhouetted bare ash tree at sunset. © Henry Arden/Getty

The myths and legends surrounding British trees

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What is an ancient woodland indicator?

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Wildlife Gardening

How to make a butterfly-friendly garden

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Help your local solitary bees and make a bee hotel

A coal tit and a blue tit feeding on peanuts either side of a hanging bird feeder, in Cumbria UK. © Fiona McAllister/Getty

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How to attract birds to your garden

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People & Wildlife

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Volunteering interview: helping Scottish puffins

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The wonder women of ornithology

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Wildlife for all: why and how to improve access

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