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The St Helena olive became extinct in 2003. © Rebecca Cairns-Wicks

Hundreds of plants wiped out in the last 250 years

Swift Cambridgeshire. © Ben Andrew/RSPB

Swifts arriving later than usual due to bad weather

Hummingbird hawk moth. © Steve Maskell/Butterfly Conservation.

Moths have a bad reputation despite ecological importance

Plastic straws. © Kyryl Gorlov

Ban on some single-use plastics in England

White-tailed bumblebee. © Pieter Haringsma

Bumblebees suffered in the extreme weather of 2018

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Spring Wildlife

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What wildlife events are on in June?

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Help your local solitary bees and make a bee hotel

When the puffins land onto breeding islands in April, they’re often a little nervous as they return and check their burrows. This puffin was walking in and out of burrows for almost 10 minutes- maybe he had forgotten which was his! © Danielle Connor

British spring wildlife in pictures

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Animal Facts

Bottlenose dolphin. © Craig Jones/EyeEm/Getty

Fins and flippers quiz

Aldabra giant tortoise Dipsochelys dussumieri covered in golden brown dry earth, Mauritius.

Wildlife wonders of Mauritius

A giant otter in Mato Grosso (Brazil). © Sergio Pitamitz/Getty

7 fascinating facts about giant otters

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Plant Facts

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How to make wild mint mojitos

Ash tree suffering from an infection of ash dieback. © Andrea Harper

Everything you need to know about ash dieback

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What is an ancient woodland indicator?

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How To

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Wildlife Gardening

How to make a butterfly-friendly garden

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

Wildlife Gardening

How to attract birds to your garden

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How to make tasty elder shortbread

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People & Wildlife

Pastel pencil drawing of a green sea turtle. © mART

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Is wildlife art really working for wildlife?

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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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