Footballers, batmen and heroes | Hoverflies
This spring celebrate hoverflies with insect expert Vicki Hird MSc FRES!
Blog: Insects
Image: Tom Marshall
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Wildlife Gardening with Head Gardener of Peter Rabbit Garden
We put a few questions to Head Gardener at The World of Beatrix Potter in Bowness-In-Windermere, Flo, to get a peek into her world of work in Peter Rabbit Garden.
Fascinating flying ants
Sara Booth-Card, ecologist, peatlands and Action For Insects campaigner at The Wildlife Trusts, looks out for the telltale signs of flying ant days and shares her love for the underground world of…
Long legs, short lives | The Cranefly
Insect expert Ben Keywood from Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust takes a closer look at craneflies.
The brilliance of beetles
Steve Garland, chair of Lancashire Wildlife Trust and beetle expert, explores the world of these incredible, armoured insects.
The magical world of moths
Moths do lots outside the worlds of showbiz and fashion, writes Alasdair McKee
Nature Diary No. 4 May 2020 by Peter and Sylvia Woodhead
Wild flowers and wildlife seen on local walks.
Nature Diary No. 3 Late April (Easter) 2020 by Peter and Sylvia Woodhead
Nature observations in south Cumbria during lockdown.
May in the wildlife garden
Wildlife notes from Plumgarths' gardener, Julia Sier.