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Orcas photographed in both Scotland and Norway.

First match between orcas seen in Scotland and Norway

Beaver kit and mother on the National Trust's Holnicote Estate in Somerset. /Credit: National Trust

Baby beaver makes history, and is named after Marcus Rashford

Two hikers map reading/Getty

Learn how to map read for National Map Reading Week

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Big Butterfly Count: common species to identify and how to take part

Fiddlers Ferry powerstation in Warrington,UK/Credit: Getty Images

UK slow to act on climate change targets, finds report

Rock art carving representing a deer, at Dunchraigaig Cairn, Kilmartin Glen.

Earliest known animal carvings in Scotland discovered

Two young boys tree planting/Credit: Wood Trust, Phi Formby

John Craven: Invest in rural skills to secure the nation’s future

A black working cocker spaniel enjoys running in a meadow

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Last chance to enter BBC Countryfile Magazine New Nature Writer of the Year Competition 2021

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Wildlife successes abound at RSPB reserves during 2020

A fledgling House Sparrow, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, UK

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