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Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with a chicken egg in its mouth, looking directly at the camera
Identify Wildlife

How to identify bird egg thieves

Badger skull on fallen tree. © Jodi Bayliss/EyeEm/Getty
Identify Wildlife

How to identify mammal skulls

Peacock butterfly. © Mark Searle/Butterfly Conservation
Watch Wildlife

Big Butterfly Count: how to take part and species to spot

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

Northern gannet in flight, Hermaness National Nature Reserve, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK. © James Warwick/Getty
Watch Wildlife

Your best ever wild summer: species to look out for and where to see them

David Lindo listening for birdsong.
Identify Wildlife

How to identify bird song and bird calls

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Identify wildlife

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

British wildlife in July

Scarlet tiger moth. © Bob Eade
Watch Wildlife

Moth Night: what and when it is, how to take part, and which species to target

Gently sweep the net beneath the surface of the water. Lift it out and empty the contents into your container. © Kate Bradbury
Watch Wildlife

How to go pond dipping

Submerge a piece of thick paper and arrange your seaweed on top. © Heather Buttivant
Make Things

How to press seaweed

More wildlife identification

Make things

Elderflower fritters on a tray. © Debby Lewis-Harrison/Getty
Make Things

How to make elderflower fritters

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Elderflower sorbet. © Sanjida O'Connell
Make Things

How to make elderflower sorbet

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Make Things

How to make a footprint tunnel

Ben Porter with parabolic
Make Things

How to make a parabolic reflector from a plant pot

More things to make

Watch wildlife

Haweswater hide. © Wild Intrigue
Photograph Wildlife

Wildlife photography hides in the UK

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

Couple birdwatching in a forest. © Amy Eckert/Getty
Watch Wildlife

How to be a twitcher

© Andrew Parkinson/Getty
Watch Wildlife

Living With Mammals survey: what is it, and how to take part

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Photograph wildlife

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Photography Masterclass

Episode Ten: Garden bird photography – birds in flight

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Photography Masterclass

Episode Nine: In The Field: A lifetime photographing whales, dolphins and porpoises

BBC Wildlife Photography masterclass- why shooting in aperture is best
Photography Masterclass

Episode Eight: Why shooting in aperture priority is best and how to do it

BBC Wildlife Photography Masterclass- garden bird perches
Photography Masterclass

Episode Seven: Garden bird photography – setting up perches

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Wildlife gardening

Worms in compost heap, Getty Images
Wildlife Gardening

How to make compost and attract wildlife to your garden

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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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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