Sarah Ronan, one of BBOWT’s volunteer butterfly surveyors, shares her two top tips for turning your garden into a butterfly haven.

"A young artist joins us for the day to turn his hand to scything. Later, with quiet focus, he captures the spirit of this ancient landscape and those who tend it."

Phil Bruss, Mend the Gap Project Officer, describes how an early-morning mindset shift allowed him to see the life-changing impact of his actions for nature.

"This elite group of human power tools is banished to the adjoining meadows to dig several three-foot deep holes. A fence is going up, and they are the muscle behind it."

"It never ceases to amaze me how green shoots begin to emerge from the bare earth as we approach warmer, sunnier months. Nature is remarkable in its resilience."

Ecology trainee, Hayley Beck goes searching for signs of Europe's smallest rodent in the dead of winter

"I was asked recently whether I ever get bored with the work in the woods, and the answer is never, not once in 12 years."

"Lichens catch my eye at this time of the year, when there is little colour in the woods."

"Life still goes on in this hostile environment, and rewards are reaped from braving the elements."

The numbers are in - Colin Williams looks back at the highs and lows for wildlife on BBOWT nature reserves in 2024