Ben Hoare

Editorial consultant for BBC Wildlife, science writer and author

Ben Hoare is a science writer and author. He was previously the features of editor of BBC Wildlife, and is now the editorial consultant.

Recent articles by Ben Hoare

Close-up view of the flowerheads of bell heather at RSPB Abernethy Nature Reserve, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK. © Laurie Campbell

British wildlife in August

An adult osprey with one of its chicks. © Brian Matthews

British wildlife in July

A male little owl , perched on a fork handle in York, North Yorkshire, UK. © Simon Roy

British wildlife in June

Hazel dormouse. © David Chapman

British wildlife in May

A male great crested newt, photographed in controlled conditions. © Dave Kilbey

British wildlife in April

A beaver collecting food and swimming towards its lodge in Scotland, UK. © Sandra Standbridge/Getty

People & Wildlife

Books on rewilding in the British Isles

A female hairy-footed flower bee. © Ian Redding/Getty

British wildlife in March

Nuthatch in classic pose during a snow storm in Yorkshire, UK. © Simon Roy

British wildlife in February

Gorse in the snow. © Getty

British wildlife in January

A robin on a branch of holly in the snow. © Andrew Howe/Getty

Holly guide: why it has leaves in winter, and which plants have berries

A mountain hare hunkers down in a snow storm in The Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland. © Lyle McCalmont/Getty

British wildlife in December

Juvenile hedgehog in autumn, in Dorset. © Colin Varndell

British wildlife in November

European badger cub in oak woods, Ashdown Forest, Sussex, UK. © James Warwick

British wildlife in October

Red fox at the edge of Ashdown Forest, Sussex, England, UK. © James Warwick/Getty

British wildlife in September

A juvenile kingfisher perched on a branch waiting for a fish. © Gary Chalker/Getty

Everything you need to know about kingfishers