Hedgehogs are one of the UK's favourite mammals. The sight of one snuffling through a garden on a summer's evening is a magical experience. But sadly, our hedgehogs are struggling. In 2022, a report ...

Tim Hill, Conservation Manager with Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, is an enthusiast for dead and rotten wood and the animals that depend on it. Read on and find out why decaying trunks, rotting ...

This autumn, ‘unsung hero’ farmers are hard at work giving nature a helping hand for the seasons ahead, providing wildflower ...

The red mason bee is a common, gingery bee that can be spotted nesting in the crumbling mortar of old walls. Encourage bees to nest in your garden by putting out a tin can full of short, hollow canes.

It's easy to see where the blue shark got its name from. These sleek, elegant sharks have beautiful metallic blue backs which provide brilliant camouflage out in the open ocean. Globally, the blue ...

These colourful little fish are a delight for snorkellers or shallow water divers to photograph, rarely being scared off by their presence! Different to other gobies who spend a lot of time resting on ...

The Brown argus favours open, chalk and limestone grasslands, but can also be spotted on coastal dunes, in woodland clearings and along disused railways. The Brown argus is a small butterfly that is ...

The speckled wood prefers the dappled sunlight of woodland rides and edges, hedgerows and even gardens. Despite declines, its range has spread over recent years. A medium-sized butterfly, the speckled ...

Living up to its name, the red-tailed bumblebee is black with a big, red 'tail'. The red-tailed bumblebee is a very common bumblebee, emerging early in the spring and feeding on flowers right through ...

This beautiful butterfly is one of our rarest, now mostly restricted to the western parts of the UK. As the name suggests, the marsh fritillary is often found in wet and boggy places, like damp ...

The sea hare looks like a sea slug – but in fact has an internal shell. They can be up to 20cm long but are usually much shorter. The sea hare is a marine snail, found in shallow water and ...