Summer

Picture taken from above, open jar of red jam with a spoon in it. Some berries are on the table around it.

How to make berry jam

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

How to make fruit balsamic vinegar

Elderberry liqueur. © Madeleine Steinbach/Getty Images

How to make spiced elderberry liqueur

Jars of bramble jam. © Caz Buckingham

How to make bramble (blackberry) jam

Makes approx. two jars.

Goldfinch foraging for teasel seeds. © Eric Medard

British wildlife in September

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

British wildlife in August

Peacock butterfly. © Mark Searle/Butterfly Conservation

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

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

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

British wildlife in July

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

How to help your garden wildlife in a heatwave

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

How to make elderflower fritters

2-3 heads per person

Elderflower sorbet. © Sanjida O'Connell

How to make elderflower sorbet

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

British wildlife in June

Springwatch presenters. © Jo Charlesworth/BBC

Springwatch returns!

Dunnock nest with eggs in Norfolk, UK. © David Tipling/Universal Images Group/Getty

Identify Wildlife

How to identify birds’ eggs