Nationally, October is probably the month of the year when more rare birds are seen than any other. This is largely due to vagrant birds turning up around the coast though, and a small inland site…

The Wildlife Trusts’ youth activism manager, Arran Wilson, draws on his background as a lecturer in zoology to explore what exactly hibernation is, and which animals rely on it to get through…

September here is a month of change. It is prime time for arrival of winter visitors, but also sees the last of our summer visitors depart. This means that the birdlife here at the end of the…

The first honey buzzard since 2012 was the stand-out record of what was frankly a pretty lacklustre month. September did provide the second barn owl of the year as well as continued strong passage…

This Black History Month we look back at the history behind why the Black community and other communities of colour are statistically more likely to have less access to green spaces; how these…

Florence Wilkinson, author of Wild City, shares her love of the everyday urban wildlife that lives among us.

We face an urgent nature and climate crisis. The situation is dire, with more than one in ten species in England on the brink of extinction and the UK amongst the most nature-depleted countries in…

August is invariably a good month for birds here. A good selection of warblers is guaranteed, and flycatchers usually appear towards the end of the month. With migration going on throughout august…

Our Conservation Officer Peter Salter on getting into birdwatching

August proved a good birding month with the record hot, dry weather and low level of the reservoirs encouraging a nice array of passage migrants and waders. They included only the third wood…