Trees & plants

Honey bee on Echinop Thistle

Insects & invertebrates

British bee guide: how to identify, where to spot, and how to attract bees to your garden

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Famous trees found in the UK: history and where to see

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Guide to medicinal plants found in the UK

Apple blossoms in early spring

How to identify spring blossom

Closeup of glowing springtime flowers Star of Bethlehem

Best wildflowers to spot in February

blue forget-me-not flowers

How to identify

A beginner’s guide to native British wildflowers

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

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

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

Christmas tree

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

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’

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Britain’s ash trees face yet another threat

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Learn to identify trees, Abbey Craig, Stirling