Accessibility Links

From the team at BBC Wildlife Magazine

Subscribe
  1. Home
  2. Plant facts

Plant facts

Robin perching on a spade handle in the snow. © Getty
Watch Wildlife

British wildlife in December

Front view of a red fox with orange fur walking closer on grassland.
Watch Wildlife

British wildlife in November

A small bee from the solitary bee group in the centre of a bright yellow dandelion flower, which fills the whole picture.
Plant Facts

Why weeds are important for wildlife

A group of yellow-orange oak leaves lit by the sun, against a blurred oak tree in the background.
Identify Wildlife

How to identify autumn leaves

Hart's-tongue fern in autumn in Slovenia. © Franz Aberham
Identify Wildlife

How to identify ferns

A wild boar looks at the camera, against an autumnal background.
Watch Wildlife

British wildlife in October

Advertisement

Plant ID

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

How to identify wild fruits

burntorchid_christinahartdavis_623-698c186
Identify Wildlife

How to identify orchids

Cowslip in flower. © Getty
Identify Wildlife

How to identify similar-looking spring wildflowers

A female hairy-footed flower bee. © Ian Redding/Getty
Watch Wildlife

British wildlife in March

More plant Identification

Fungi

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

British wildlife in July

Hazel dormouse. © David Chapman
Watch Wildlife

British wildlife in May

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

British wildlife in February

5. Ugliest orchid in the world, Gastrodia agnicellus. Credit Rick Burian.
News

“Ugliest orchid in the world” among new plant species named in 2020

More fungi

Flowers

A white flower attached to a steam covered in tiny hairs, against a sandy background.
News

New ‘killer tobacco plant’ species described from a truck stop

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

How to make elderflower fritters

2-3 heads per person
Elderflower sorbet. © Sanjida O'Connell
Make Things

How to make elderflower sorbet

A male little owl , perched on a fork handle in York, North Yorkshire, UK. © Simon Roy
Watch Wildlife

British wildlife in June

More flowers

Trees

A small bottle of red-pink coloured vinegar, next to a pot of fresh raspberries.
Make Things

How to make fruit balsamic vinegar

Elderberry liqueur. © Madeleine Steinbach/Getty Images
Make Things

How to make spiced elderberry liqueur

Pickled walnuts. © Sanjida O'Connell
Make Things

How to pickle walnuts

A male great crested newt, photographed in controlled conditions. © Dave Kilbey
Watch Wildlife

British wildlife in April

More trees
Advertisement

Wildlife plants

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

Gardens can create ideal habitats for wildlife in rural and urban areas. © Barry Herman/Getty
Wildlife Garden

Truth or fiction: gardens can save our wildlife

More wildlife gardening

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

More quizzes