Seasonal Update - February 2019
A review of last month's weather & wildlife events, plus new research on releasing hedgehogs in winter and roe deer behaviour during the hunting season.
Wildlife Watching - February
A round of up the wildlife highlights of February, including badger births, courting great crested grebes and wood ants rebuilding their winter-ravaged nests.
Seasonal Update - January 2019
A review of last month's weather & citizen science opportunities, plus new research on "stealth-coated moths" that avoid bats and Arctic fox caching behaviour.
Wildlife Watching - January
A round of up the wildlife highlights to be found during January, including a look at bank vole behaviour and the flocking of waders.
Seasonal Update - December 2018
A review of last month's weather & citizen science opportunities, plus new research on reducing shark bycatch with magnets & noise pollution on long-eared owls.
Wildlife Watching - December
A round of up the wildlife highlights to be found during December, including a look at the Chinese water deer rut and the ecology of mistletoe.
Seasonal Update - November 2018
A round up of last month's weather & citizen science opportunities, plus new research on climate change & record-breaking whale sharks..
Wildlife Watching - November
A round of up the wildlife highlights to be found during November, including a look at the salmon run and the science of starling murmurations.
Pigging out in the forest: the Common of Mast (Pannage) in Britain
Pannage is the practice of letting pigs into woodland to eat the acorns that can be toxic to ponies, but there's more to it than that - much more.
Helping hedgehogs this autumn
Putting food out for hedgehogs can be a real life-saver during autumn, helping them put on weight for hibernation. Here's a look at what, and what not, to feed them.