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Wildlife Gardening

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Wildlife Gardening

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How to make a nesting bundle

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40+ wildlife gifts for nature lovers

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60+ wildlife and nature books for children and teenagers

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20+ wildlife-themed games, including board and card games, and jigsaw puzzles

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Books on mental health, mindfulness and connecting with nature

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Books on rewilding in the British Isles

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20+ wildlife and nature podcasts, and how to listen to them

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20+ books on marine and coastal wildlife, including books for children

Animal species

Learn more about your favourite wildlife species, including identification, diet and habitat

An Amazon river dolphin in Brazil. © Mike Lane/Getty

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Coal tit perched on a twig. © David Waistell/BTO

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Honeybee on a flower. © Samuel Moore/Getty

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Honeybee guide: how they produce honey, why they sting, and a history of beekeeping

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Photo galleries

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Wide angle category winner, and overall Underwater Photographer of the Year 2021: Sharks' Skylight, French Polynesia. © Renee Capozzola (USA)/Underwater Photographer of the Year 2021

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Two emperor penguin chicks aged six to eight weeks brooding on parents' feet, one vocalising. Atka Bay, Antarctica. September. © Stefan Christmann

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Plants

Learn modifferent species of plants

Willow tree. © Andrea Kennard Photography/Getty

Test your tree general knowledge

Honeybee on a sweet pea. © Frank Sommariva/ImageBroker/Alamy

Can plants hear?

Himalayan balsam in flower in Germany. © Getty

Invasive non-native plants in the UK, and the bioagents used to control them

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How to

Search free guides on foraging, homemade crafts and outdoor skills

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How to make dandelion syrup

Makes approx. one 454ml jar

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