Helen Pilcher

Science writer, presenter and performer

Helen Pilcher is a tea-drinking, biscuit-nibbling science and comedy writer, with a PhD in cell biology. She contributes to BBC Wildlife, BBC Science Focus and BBC Countryfile, and has penned many popular science books.

Smooth snakes, adders and sand lizards: UK national park to create huge haven for rare reptiles

Conservationists are enhancing 250 hectares of heathland – an area roughly the size of 350 football pitches.

The elusive 'phantom of the forest' is expanding its range – scientists tracked 29 of them to find out more

There are now more than 1,200 pairs of goshawks in the UK. As their slow recovery continues, could we see this majestic bird of prey nesting in city parks, as they do in other European countries?