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A fledgling House Sparrow, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, UK

16 of the UK’s top garden bird species suffer decline, finds Big Garden Birdwatch 2021

Write what you see and feel in natural surroundings

Enter BBC Countryfile Magazine New Nature Writer of the Year Competition 2021

A blue shark (Prionace glauca) cruises beneath the surface of the English Channel with sunbeams and lens flare. Penzance, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. British Isles. North East Atlantic Ocean.

Breathtaking photographs of life beneath the UK’s seas

A Eurasian beaver male swimming in a pond in a large woodland enclosure soon after release at National Trust South Downs. ©National Trust

National Trust reintroduces beavers to southeast England

Gower stream walk for the Countryfile podcast

A delightful wander along Gower stream to the sea – with a treasure hunt

Orange-tip. /Credit: Ian H Leach/Butterfly Conservation

Last year was ‘good’ for butterflies according to survey results

Turkish crayfish. /Credit: Trevor Renals, via GB NNSS

Invasive crayfish species used in I’m A Celebrity… kept without licence

Slurry is a serious polluter of rivers in Wales

Welsh farming regulations to cut river pollution could be scrapped

Lake District national park – park protector awards

Celebrating our National Park heroes – your last chance to nominate

Common Crane, RSPB

Wildlife stories

Breeding success for common cranes in 2020

Muddy spaniel in winter, Getty

Alabama rot dog disease: how to spot the signs and protect your dog

Should cars be banned from National Parks?

Blue tit on branch

Big Garden Birdwatch: how to take part and garden birds to spot

Peregrine Falcon chicks at Corfe Castle. Credit Neil Davidson

Climate change sees mixed fortunes for wildlife in 2020

Christmas setting, decorated fireplace, fur tree

It’s the Christmas special podcast – join the team for a fireside chat