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Elderberry liqueur. © Madeleine Steinbach/Getty Images
Make Things

How to make spiced elderberry liqueur

Jars of bramble jam. © Caz Buckingham
Make Things

How to make bramble (blackberry) jam

Makes approx. two jars.
Goldfinch foraging for teasel seeds. © Eric Medard
Watch Wildlife

British wildlife in September

Common pipistrelle bat. © Hugh Clark/www.bats.org.uk
Watch Wildlife

BatFest: what it is, when it’s on, and how to take part

Blackberry and apple crumble dessert. Wiktory/Getty
Make Things

How to make apple and blackberry crumble

Serves 4
Ripe elderberries in Worcestershire, England, UK. © Ashley Cooper/Getty Images
Identify Wildlife

How to identify wild fruits

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Identify wildlife

Male chalkhill blue butterfly nectaring on dwarf thistle at Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire, UK. © Oliver Smart
Watch Wildlife

British wildlife in August

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

More wildlife identification

Make things

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

How to make elderflower fritters

2-3 heads per person
Submerge a piece of thick paper and arrange your seaweed on top. © Heather Buttivant
Make Things

How to press seaweed

Pickled walnuts. © Sanjida O'Connell
Make Things

How to pickle walnuts

Elderflower sorbet. © Sanjida O'Connell
Make Things

How to make elderflower sorbet

More things to make

Watch wildlife

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

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

Haweswater hide. © Wild Intrigue
Photograph Wildlife

Wildlife photography hides in the UK

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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

More wildlife photography
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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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