My dirty weekend
What’s a little bit of mud between friends? Gary, Nathan, Tony and Adrian love getting stuck into volunteering – and it gives them an excuse to get a little bit mucky.
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Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
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Planning: how to help wildlife where you live
At home and at work you can take action for wildlife. Follow our simple tips to make your home or workplace a haven for wildlife.
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Wildlife highlights from 2017-18
Watch our round-up of some our recent wildlife highlights.
Why you can't simply move wildlife elsewhere
The effects of house building and infrastructure development on wildlife, or how you can’t simply move wildlife elsewhere, and create new habitat instantly.
Bad news for bees: Government reverses ban on bee-killing neonicotinoids
The Government has bowed to pressure from the National Farmers Union and agreed to authorise the use of the highly damaging neonicotinoid thiamethoxam for the treatment of sugar beet seed in 2021…
Stunning close-up of rare bee crowned winner of wildlife photography competition
A stunning shot of ‘near threatened’ bee has been crowned the winner of a wildlife photography contest.
Bee orchid
The bee orchid is a sneaky mimic - the flower’s velvety lip looks like a female bee. Males fly in to try to mate with it and end up pollinating the flower. Sadly, the right bee species doesn’t…
Ivy bee
The ivy bee is a new arrival to the UK. First recorded here in 2001, it is slowly spreading north. It feeds mainly on the nectar of ivy flowers and can be seen in autumn when this plant is in…
Ashy mining bee
This black and grey solitary bee takes to the wing in spring, when it can be seen buzzing around burrows in open ground.
Bee wolf
One of our largest and most impressive solitary wasps, the bee wolf digs a nest in sandy spots and hunts honey bees.