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Red fox standing in the garden with flowers near the house in a suburb of London. © DG Wildlife/Getty
Identify Wildlife

How to identify animal droppings

Dunnock nest with eggs in Norfolk, UK. © David Tipling/Universal Images Group/Getty
Identify Wildlife

How to identify birds’ eggs

An emperor penguin chick holds out its wings in front of the rest of its colony. © Getty Images
Watch Wildlife

Best nature documentaries to stream

Making a nestbox. © Getty
Make Things

How to make a garden bird nestbox

A pair of blue tits at a nestbox. © Stef Bennett/Getty
Wildlife Gardening

Garden bird nestbox guide: which species use them, how and when to clean them, how to put them up

A female blackcap on a branch in winter. © Mark L Stanley/Getty
Birds

7 garden birds to spot this winter

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Identify wildlife

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

British wildlife in February

Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus / Parus caeruleus) at bird feeder eating fat mixed with seeds and nuts in winter
Watch Wildlife

Big Garden Birdwatch: when it is, how to take part, and species to look out for

Daisy in winter. © Minh Hoang Cong/500px/Getty
Watch Wildlife

New Year Plant Hunt: what and when it is, how to take part, and which species to look out for

Gorse in the snow. © Getty
Watch Wildlife

British wildlife in January

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Make things

Girl and boy crouched on lawn with the equipment for building a small pond in a container and a wheelbarrow. © DK Images
Make Things

How to make a small pond for wildlife

Roast chestnut. © Shutterstock
Make Things

How to roast sweet chestnuts

Blackberry pud. © Sanjida O'Connell
Make Things

How to make blackberry pudding

Hazelnut spread. © Getty
Make Things

How to make hazelnut butter

One 500g jar
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Watch wildlife

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

British wildlife in December

Arctic wildlife 1. Eric Smith
People & Wildlife

Wildlife, sustainability, and cruise ship tourism in the Arctic

Juvenile hedgehog in autumn, in Dorset. © Colin Varndell
Watch Wildlife

British wildlife in November

Birdwatchers
Watch Wildlife

Global Bird Weekend: when it is, and how to take part

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Photograph wildlife

Spirit of the Mountains, Winner 2016, Land. © Stefano Unterthiner/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Photograph Wildlife

How to win Wildlife Photographer of the Year

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

Everything you need to know about kingfishers

Photographers encircling a stag. © Stephen Darlington
News

Parks urge photographers to be cautious during deer rut

'The Poppy Picker' © Kevin Sawford
Photograph Wildlife

The British Photography Awards is open for entry

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Wildlife gardening

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Wildlife Gardening

How to identify and attract pollinators to your garden

Blue tit perched on the branch of a spring flowering crab apple tree
Wildlife Gardening

Best garden plants for wildlife

Small tortoiseshell butterfly on ivy flowers. © Estuary Pig/Getty
Wildlife Gardening

Best plants to grow for pollinators in your wildlife garden

Common frog sitting on pond weed in the sunshine © Alasdair James / Getty
Wildlife Gardening

How to build and care for your wildlife pond

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Quizzes

Two red fox kits on their hind legs fight playing. © Carlos A Carreno/Getty
Quizzes

Wildlife crossword 20 – answers

A singing song thrush perched on the top of a flowering hawthorn bush. © Sandra Standbridge/Getty
Quizzes

Wildlife crossword 20

Storksbill plant growing in the wild in the UK. © Sandra Standbridge/Getty
Quizzes

Wildlife crossword 19 – answers

A dunnock sings from the bare branches of a tree in early spring. © Tom Podesta/Getty
Quizzes

Wildlife crossword 19

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