British wildlife

Bird in spring

How to identify

Guide to tit species in the UK: how to identify and where to see

Otter on grass

Guide to Britain’s otters: history, characteristics and where to see them

A bee-wolf with its worker honeybee prey, perched on heather. /Credit: Sandra Standbridge/Getty Images

Insects & invertebrates

British insect guide: species to look out for, and why they’re so interesting

Winter river

Day out: Water of Leith, Edinburgh

Fir tree cones

How to identify conifer cones: colour, shape and size

Owl flying in snow

Best winter wildlife spectacles in Britain

Standing stones at sunset

Best of the British countryside in November

Adult male Atlantic salmon leaping upstream to spawning ground, Topcliffe Weir, River Ribble, South Yorkshire, UK. © Jack Perks/Getty

Scientists raise concerns about captive-bred salmon in the wild

‘Vigo’ the bearded vulture in farmland in the Lincolnshire fens, with a magpie for scale. © Ashley James

Analysis reveals the origins of the bearded vulture in the UK

Bat flying

Guide to Britain’s bats: species, facts, identification and where to see them

Jay bird flying over a field

Best of the British countryside in September

Toads in BBC Countryfile magazine podcast series 6

Meet tremendous toads in an adventure on the River Usk in Monmouthshire

Marden Meadow Nature Reserve, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Meadow guide: where to see and best wildflowers to plant

Humpback whales were seen during the annual survey.

Scotland ranked top for marine sightings in annual whale and dolphin survey

A native pine marten (4). Credit Dr Joshua P Twining

Pine martens show a preference for non-native grey squirrels over native red squirrels