Summer

Michaela Strachan

Largest ever survey of England’s forest wildlife

Hedgehog. © Dave Cooper/Hedgehog Street

Look out for Britain’s ‘Big Five’ this spring

A year in the wild, beautiful artwork made from plants

Short-beaked common dolphins photographed off Gerrans Bay, Cornwall, in August 2018. © Rupert Kirkwood

Record number of whale and dolphin sightings in 2018

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 21: Alan Titchmarsh attends the Chelsea Flower Show 2018 on May 21, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

Wildlife Champion

Alan Titchmarsh discusses why he loves bee orchids

Red squirrel on Brownsea Island. © Chris Lacey/National Trust

2018 was a roller-coaster year for UK wildlife

Svalbard reindeer grazing with mountains behind. © Valentin Heimer/Getty

Reindeer are able to maintain their internal clock even during total light or darkness

House sparrow bathing in water - garden birds need fresh water in the heatwave. © Ray Kennedy/RSPB

How to help your garden wildlife in the heatwave

High brown fritillary butterfly at Heddon Valley. © Matthew Oates/National Trust

Insects & Invertebrates

Bumper numbers of high brown fritillary butterflies reported by National Trust

Swift, Apus apus, single bird in flight, Oxfordshire, April 2012

How you can help swifts

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Discover fascinating facts about swifts

Small tortoiseshell butterfly. © Paula French/Getty

Insects & Invertebrates

Why do male butterflies chase other butterfly species?

Tiffany Francis with gorse bush

The art of foraging, with a recipe for hawthorn vinegar

Sir David Attenborough launches the Big Butterfly Count 2015, at London Wetland Centre, on 17 July 2015.

Attenborough is asking for your help