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Wild photography tips 2026

Our photography competition is in full swing, with submissions open until 31 July 2026. With the option to submit mobile or camera photos, there’s something for everyone, as well as our new wild…

Close up of a hedgehog among ivy leaves

10 wildlife wonders to spot this spring

You may have already noticed bees buzzing and butterflies enjoying the sunshine. With spring officially here, these are some weird and wonderful wildlife spectacles to look (or listen) out for…

A shaft of sunlight filters through the canopy of a UK rainforest, lighting up a vibrant green patch of moss growing on a piece of dead wood

When deadwood is not just dead wood

The Deadwood Society emphasizes the importance of dead and decaying wood for wildlife, supporting countless invertebrates and fungi. Through the Severn Treescapes partnership, three Wildlife…

A sparrowhawk flying across a blue sky

Skydancing

Stare up in awe at displaying raptors with birdwatcher Jono Leadley

A robin perched on a branch of frosty crab apples

Winter colours

Winter brings long nights and dark days, but nature’s palette is as bright as ever.

Whooper Swan

Winter visitors

Birdwatcher Tom Hibbert is dreaming of a twite Christmas

The living dead

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,…

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