spring wildlife

TV naturalist George McGavin by Lois Wendon

Take a hedgerow safari with TV naturalist Dr George McGavin

Country lane near Padstow, Getty Images

Hedgerow plants and flowers guide: history and how to identify common species

Capercaillie (tetrao urogallus) male displaying with open tail feathers

Guide to Britain’s rarest birds: how to identify and where to see them

European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)

Guide to nightjars: identification, distribution and where to see them

Fox among bluebells

Best of the British countryside in May

Woodland in sunlight

Virtual escapes: magical woodlands and forests

Elter Water river, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, UK

Virtual escapes: peaceful rivers and splashing streams

Willow warbler in a blossoming apple tree

Best of the British countryside in April

Lake District National Park in spring

Virtual escapes: Britain’s most beautiful hills

Badger cub in bluebells

Spring wildlife guide: how to identify and where to see

Bluebells, Westonbirt Arboretum, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, UK

Britain’s best spring arboreta

Wildlife stories

Podcast: Looking for the first signs of spring in Silent Valley in Wales

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Mike Dilger on his favourite places to spot spring wildlife