Trees & plants

Dactylorhiza majalis - endangered spiece of wild orchid (western marsh orchid, broad-leaved marsh orchid., fan orchid)

Best orchid sites to visit in the UK

Rob Penn on Bryn Arw Stump up for trees rewilding

Rewilding in the Black Mountains with woodsman Rob Penn

Houseplants in window

Wildlife gardening

The best houseplants: which to choose and how to look after them

Lesser spotted woodpecker countryfile podcast

Spring in the saltmarsh and Celtic rainforest – plus an special encounter with our rarest woodpecker

Line of green trees

Aspen tree guide: identification, distribution and folklore

North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire, UK

Bluebells guide: how to identify and best bluebell walks in the UK

Ragwort in a green field (Photo by: RuudMorijn via Getty Images)

Ragwort guide: what is ragwort, is it poisonous and where does it grow?

blue forget-me-not flowers

How to identify

A beginner’s guide to native British wildflowers

A feeding bumblebee. /Credit: PSkelton Photo/Getty Images

Insects & invertebrates

British bee identification guide: best plants to attract bees to your garden

Tree in a field

British tree guide: how to identify and where to see

Blossom and leaves

How to identify spring blossom

GettyImages-135604199-8f885ba

How to identify catkins

Chickweed

Monthly foraging guide: what’s in season, where to find it, and how to forage responsibly

Snowdrops

Snowdrops guide: where to see and how to grow

Two men working in a garden in winter/Credit: Getty Images

Jobs for the garden this winter