Glorious green invertebrates take to the wing this spring, while iconic birdsong returns to our skies – but is the famous bird related to the cuckooflower and cuckoo spit?

Simon Barnett, Berkshire Land Manager, explains why cattle are doing an essential job at Wildmoor Heath nature reserve

Is it okay to feed our feathered friends? In light of a new evidence review from the RSPB, Tom Hibbert explains the best way to keep birds visiting your garden safe.

Discover some of the special species living in a garden pond, with entomologist Ben Keywood.

From returning swallows and post-hibernation hedgehogs to pondlife predators and rare purple wildflowers, April brings a whole host of wildlife to see.

Logan Walker describes his surprise encounter with a pair of nesting treecreepers.

Discover the insects on the wing in early spring.

Wildflowers are blooming, birds are singing, and butterflies are fluttering – sure signs that spring has sprung!

Stare up in awe at displaying raptors with birdwatcher Jono Leadley

Flocks of feeding finches, courtship displays and dances, and frogspawn filling the ponds. Even in these colder months, nature is active and there’s always something to see or hear!