Summer

Blackthorn flowers. © Peter Stroh

Identify Wildlife

How to tell the difference between hawthorn and blackthorn

Gorse flowers. Callum Redgrave-Close/Getty

How to make gorse kick mead

Hawthorn vinegar. © Tiffany Francis

How to make hawthorn vinegar

The bog hoverfly.

Insects & Invertebrates

Fly of the month – bog hoverfly

The Berry Cocktail. © Emma Mitchell

How to make an autumnal wild berry cocktail

Wild berry pancakes

How to make berry blast pancakes

My, my… what big eyes you have.. and what sharp teeth (aka hypopharynx) you have…

Insects & Invertebrates

Fly of the month – hornet robberfly

Cherry lollies. © Jason Ingram

How to make tasty wild cherry lollies

Blackberry vodka. © Elena Kirey/Getty

How to make blackberry vodka

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

How to make elderflower gin. © Rostislav Sedlacek/Getty

How to make elderflower gin

Beepot

CLOSED - Win a Beepot planter

Swift Cambridgeshire. © Ben Andrew/RSPB

Swifts arriving later than usual due to bad weather

Add the tubes. © Sarah Cuttle

Help your local solitary bees and make a bee hotel

Mojito cocktail. © a_namenko/Getty

How to make wild mint mojitos