In the next in our series, Joe Humpage chats to Val Siddiqui, BBOWT Volunteer and Wildlife Ambassador about her campaigning for nature

"Like many of us, Philippa discovered a quiet refuge amongst the trees. Thoughts of illness faded as her attention shifted to the tasks at hand, to shared purpose, to the quiet pride of…

"Finemere Wood is dry and parched under the relentless sun, yet life thrives here."

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."