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Take a relaxing dip in Sandwell Valley with stress-busting forest bathing.
Coalition calls to introduce urgent safeguards for mountain hare populations.
Witness some fantastic wildlife spectacles, at their sunset safari.
Bird courtship rituals can vary from the spectacular to the bizarre
Wetland reserves are doing great things for people and wildlife
We've pulled together some of the best facts about Big Garden Birdwatch!
A small, dark goose - the same size as a mallard. It has a black head and neck and grey-brown back.
A nocturnal bird that can be seen hawking for food at dusk and dawn.
male ring ouzels are particularly distinctive with their black plumage with a pale wing panel and striking white breast band.
Feed the birds and give homes to insects by leaving seedheads standing
Explore these pages to find an opportunity that suits you.
Use less water in the garden by installing a waterbutt.
There's so much to see and hear at Minsmere, from rare birds and otters to stunning woodland and coastal scenery.
This is a delightful oak woodland to walk through - especially in spring and early summer.
Heathland home to more than 2565 species.
Go on the hunt for fabulous fungi! How many different shapes, colours and sizes can you spot?
Rain or shine - can you help us measure the weather?
Take a Wild Challenge and look out for something with the WOW factor!
Birds & wildlife
In the Anglo-Saxon times, Goldfinches were known as Thisteltuige or Thistle-tweaker, due to their fondness of thistles, teasels and knapweeds. More...
What kind of bird is known as a 'tom tit'? A relation says he has one nesting in a box. More...
Somebody told me that there are 9,721 species of bird around the world. Is it true? More...
I get lots of goldfinches in my garden every day and was wondering where they go to at night as they fly off and I don't see them till the next day? More...
The owl associated with hooting is in fact the tawny owl. The barn owl's best known call is a long, eerie shriek and in many areas it is known as the screech owl More...
Are sea gulls actually called sea gulls or is there another name for them? More...
When I was a boy in the 1950's my uncle referred to the Willow Warbler as a featherpault. What is the meaning of this name which seems to have died out? More...
I am sure I read somewhere that skylarks sing to attract insects and not just for territorial reasons. Can you confirm this? More...
Mavis is indeed a colloquial name for the song thrush but but can refer to both male and female birds More...
A stormcock is one of the many traditional names found in British folklore for a Mistle Thrush. More...