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Starling

Lions of the lawn

Every habitat has its predators and their prey, including our garden lawns – especially when we let them grow a little wilder. The scale may be smaller, but the stakes are just as high!

Bittern at Blashford Lakes nature reserve

Va-va-boom!

For a bird that prefers to remain elusive to the eye, ensconced among the dense cover of reedbeds, the bittern is far less inconspicuous to the ear.

Toothworts have a strange flowering spike and are ghostly pail due to the lack of any chlorophyll.

Spring woodland flora

Spring brings longer days and warmer weather, and with it, a burst of flora. Woodland wonders like celandines, primroses, and bluebells are among the first to bloom. You may also spot rarer plants…

Great Crested Newt close up of head

Shining a light on newts

Spring is an ideal time to encounter great crested newts as they migrate to their breeding ponds.

Grebe  pair

Strictly Come Courting

As mists rise from the water’s surface on early spring mornings, love is in the air as great crested grebe pairs join together to dance.

Long-tailed tit

The early bird catches the worm

As the frosty veneer of winter melts away and the earth mellows for spring, you may notice little flurries of activity around your garden. Perhaps a robin is collecting leaves, or a song thrush is…

Beaver swimming through water

How beavers improve wetlands and reduce flooding

This World Wetlands Day on February 2, Izzie Tween – beaver recovery officer at Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust – celebrates the role beavers can play in reducing flood risk, boosting…

Carrion crow

Counting crows

Is it a rook? Is it a raven? Or is it a crow? The three all-black birds from the corvid family often cause an ID challenge. But they and their cousins can be identified by their size, shape and…

Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) against blue sky

A waxwing winter?

Ecologist Lewis Hooper shares why we should be on the lookout for the mesmerising Bohemian waxwing and why they migrate to the UK.

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