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Bank vole peering out of hole in a wall
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How to identify animal holes

Red fox standing in the garden with flowers near the house in a suburb of London. © DG Wildlife/Getty
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How to identify animal droppings

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Wildlife to spot in a winter woodland

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Eurasian otter in Shetland. © Mark Hamblin/Getty
Quizzes

Can you identify these mustelids?

Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup covering its face with one of its flippers on the beach. © Marcos G Meider/Getty
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How to tell the difference between grey and common seals

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Quizzes

How well do you know your UK deer species?

Yellow cellar slug. © Emma Griffith/RHS
News

Gardeners asked to help on springtime slug hunt

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How to identify trees in winter

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The best botanical illustration books

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Hart's tongue fern. © Felicity Rose Cole
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How to identify ferns with our illustrated guide

A whimbrel on Shetland. © Arterra/UIG/Getty
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Identifying curlews and whimbrels

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How to identify pond wildlife

The Common sexton beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides in Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire. © FLPA/Dave Pressland/Getty
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Discover 8 carrion beetles you should look out for

All illustrations by Felicity Rose Cole
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How to identify spring wildflowers

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How to identify UK waders