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

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

Male adonis blue butterfly on a rock. © Ian West/Getty

British wildlife in August

Painted lady butterfly. Getty

British wildlife in July

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

Everything you need to know about kingfishers

Thrift near Porthleven In Cornwall, UK. © Education Images/Universal Images/Getty

British wildlife in June

European turtle dove drinking at water's edge in Spain. © Education Images/Universal Images Group/Getty

British wildlife in May

Young European rabbit. © Andy Rouse/Nature Picture Library/Getty

British wildlife in April

Boxing mountain hares

Best British wildlife to spot in March

Australian bush fires

Bushfires bring devastation to Australia’s wildlife

Hazel catkins

Best British wildlife to spot in February

How representative is nature conservaiton of British society? © Jamie Wignall

People & Wildlife

Does nature conservation represent society?

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Britain’s blooming again – or is it?

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Sir David Attenborough on living things that glow