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Lending Invertebrates a Hand

In today's blog, Trainee Ecologist Sofie Borek talks about the importance of wild patches and how easy it is to help our insects.

Fleecey jumping spider (Pseudophrys lanigera)

Web of Lies: The Biggest Myths about Spiders

Some of the most fascinating species are often greatly overlooked and are rather unpopular. In today's blog Trainee Ecologist, Josh Phangurha, talks about some of the reasons why our eight…

Spider Web,  ©Darin Smith

Spiders: our eight legged allies

Some of the most fascinating inhabitants of gardens are greatly overlooked and rather unpopular. In today's blog Josh Phangurha, one of our Trainee Ecologists, talks about creating a spider-…

Field grasshopper © Philip Precey

The soundtrack of summer

We often celebrate the dawn chorus in spring, but there’s another, more subtle symphony that features in the soundtrack of summer.

Adder © Danny Green/2020VISION

The Great British Snake Off

Snakes are often thought of as exotic creatures to be admired (or avoided) on holidays in hotter countries, but Britain is home to three native species of snake.

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