Trees & plants

Gloucestershire floods

Best plants for winter colour

Snowdrops, Galanthus nivalis, in flower in March, Teignmouth, Devon, Great Britain.

Jobs for the garden this winter

Bird on a seed head

How to use wild seed heads in your garden

Winter trees

Guide to mistletoe: history, how it became a Christmas tradition and how to grow your own mistletoe

Christmas tree farm

Christmas tree guide: how to choose the perfect tree, plus homemade decoration ideas

The Swiss Bridge in Scrape Glen at Dawyck Botanic Garden, Stobo, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Britain’s most spectacular autumn arboreta

British forest mushroom guide - king boletus

How to identify

Guide to British fungi: where to find and how to identify

Macro of honey bee eating nectar

Top ten plants that are bad for bees

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Wildlife stories

Britain’s rarest plants on the verge of extinction

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Ash trees face threat of ‘elimination’

Mighty oak tree in Cheadle Cheshire

How to identify nuts and seeds from 12 familiar British trees

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Britain’s ash trees face yet another threat

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Learn to identify trees, Abbey Craig, Stirling

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Gardeners urged to plant pear trees for wildlife