spring wildlife

The countryside is awash with the sights and sounds of spring – it's time to get outside. From magnificent meadows and wildflower woodlands to springtime hills, here is our guide to the UK's best spring walks.

As light flows slowly into our woodlands and hedgerows, once-bare branches begin to bloom. The brief blossoming of blackthorn, rowan, wild cherry and hawthorn is a magical spectacle, wreathed in ancient folklore. Learn how to identify spring blossom found in the UK and best places to spot blossom with our ID guide.

From baby blue tits and cygnets to cuckoos and ducklings, here is your guide to spring chicks emerging across the UK.

Discover the flowers, shrubs and trees that make up a typical British hedgerow and why they are so important for wildlife, in our expert guide.

There is more to Cors Dyfi than ospreys – look too for vibrant bog flowers, sunbathing lizards and zipping dragonflies from the reserve’s wheelchair-friendly boardwalk

The start of spring sees trees and hedgerows bursting with beautiful blossom, and longer days providing us with more opportunities to get outside and photograph these flowering trees. Our guide explores some top tips for taking photographs of blossom on spring days, including advice on exposure, contrast and composition.

Learn how to identify rare birds with our guide to some of the UK's most endangered bird species, plus learn why they are they so rare, distribution and ongoing conservation efforts.

Learn all about one of Britain's most unusual bird species with our guide to nightjars, including how to identify them, folklore, where they live and when you can see them.

Put a spring in your step through the countryside's finest collections of trees and shrubs