Insects & invertebrates

Barn owl in flight

Noise pollution found to threaten the survival of many species

Butterfly on branch

State of Nature 2019: report findings, plus what can we do to help wildlife?

Male emperor moth

Insects & invertebrates

British moth guide: how to identify, why they are important

Common blue butterfly (male)

Summer heatwave boosts common blue butterfly population

Common wasp

Insects & invertebrates

British wasp guide: how to identify common species, lifecycle and why wasps sting in autumn

Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus) Two males fighting, West Sussex, England. UK

Insects & invertebrates

British beetle guide: where to see and how to identify

Great pond snail (Lymnaea stagnalis)

Insects & invertebrates

How to identify freshwater pond wildlife

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England’s largest ‘citizen science’ forest wildlife survey launches

Wheat crops

John Craven: Does the future of farming lie in mimicking nature?

Dune tiger beetle, Cicindela hybrida ©Martin Wilson

Insects & invertebrates

UK’s most threatened insect species

blue ground beetle

Rare beetle discovered in Wales

This picture taken on March 15, 2011 shows plates of fried insects, including crickets and grasshoppers, for sale at a local market in Vientiane. AFP PHOTO / HOANG DINH Nam (Photo credit should read HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images)

Countryfile Presenters

Adam Henson: Could insects be food of the future in Britain?

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Wildlife stories

Extinct Chequered Skipper butterfly returns to English countryside

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Farmland birds and butterfly numbers boosted by nature friendly farming

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Wildlife stories

Butterfly numbers set for autumn rise despite wet summer, says charity