wildlife conservation

Fire at the closed Charnwood Lodge Nature Reserve. (Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust)

Nature reserves damaged as lockdown restrictions ease

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

Hen harrier

Guide to hen harriers: identification, distribution and where to see them

Narrow roadway with flower verges in Cornwall, England

Wildlife stories

Guide to Britain’s road verges: history, why they are important and threats

Goldfinch and nest

Guide to bird nests: how to identify different species nests

Short-necked oil beetle (c) Annie Haycock

Rare beetle rediscovered in Wales

Hedgehog on log

British hedgehog guide: where to see and how to help hedgehogs

Wood warbler on branch

Birds benefitting from climate change today may struggle tomorrow

A bittern stands in front of reeds. © Getty

Britain’s bittern population at a record high

British oak trees

Wildlife stories

Native oak decline puts thousands of species at risk

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Working in the countryside: apprentice conservation officer

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Working in the countryside: wildlife conservationist