Wildlife
If you go down to the woods
February 20th 2008
Never one to shirk a hard day's work, our Clive joins one of the Sussex Wildlife Trust's 'Hit Squads' for a battle with the aliens deep in the Ashdown Forest...
Tales from the riverbank
February 20th 2008
Take a stroll along one of the county's beautiful rivers and you might just see some of the season's feathered visitors, says Mike Russell...
Our sky at night
February 8th 2008
Despite being one of the best places in the country to view this month's eclipse of the moon, the night skies over Essex could be under threat
Beverly gardener's prickly problem
January 29th 2008
Head gardener Chris Robinson learns to take care as he tends a college cacti collection. Linda Viney reports
Kingsteigntons Hackney Marshes
January 24th 2008
Hackney Marshes near Kingsteignton were once used for archery practice in the Middle Ages. This one-time haunt of clay bargemen is now a controlled wetland teeming with wildlife
A Vets World
January 24th 2008
Nigel Taylor, Devon's answer to James Herriot, tells the tale of a wounded collie who grasped modern technology with both paws
Watching out for spring
January 21st 2008
The Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust asks for readers' help as it launches its 2008 Spring Watch
The Mighty Oak Tree
January 1st 2008
Paul Hobson starts the year with a look at England's iconic oak tree.
Fox and the City
December 20th 2007
Urban foxes are on the increase. David Ireland from the Devon Wildlife Trust considers the reasons
Owls of Darkness
December 13th 2007
MANY people have a special fascination for owls. Throughout history, they have been regarded with awe, and few other creatures have so many different and contradictory beliefs associated with them...
Wild About Woody Bay
November 22nd 2007
In this particular stretch of the Exmoor coast, owned by the National Trust, wildlife is plentiful whatever the time of year, and a stroll along the coast path opens up some of the most spectacular views in the county.
Protecting our woodland treasures
November 20th 2007
As the Royal Forestry Society celebrates its 125th anniversary, Hertfordshire Life takes a look at the important role the group plays in protecting our woods
New look for Stockers Lake
November 20th 2007
VISITORS to picturesque Stocker's Lake Local Nature Reserve, near Rickmansworth, can now find their way around much more easily and discover more about the wildlife they see along the way, thanks to some bright new information signs.
Ribena team help at nature reserve
November 20th 2007
ONE of the Trust's nature reserves played host to visitors from one of the country's top food brands.
Aerial wonders
November 19th 2007
As winter looms on the horizon, swallows and house martins are collecting for their long journey south. Mike Russell explains where you can see them start off on their travels...
Tales from the riverbank
November 14th 2007
Stories and anecdotes by Ron Holloway, riverkeeper for 30 years on the Upper River Itchen, record the life and times of a chalkstream river, its wildlife, its history, its people and its future...
Autumn Walks Fungi Forays
November 14th 2007
Autumn is a wonderful time to go foraging in woods for mushrooms. The best time is usually from early September until it gets frosty...
Driving forward
October 26th 2007
The British Driving Society celebrates 50 years with a Golden Jubilee Driving show in Braintree this autumn. Caroline Foster takes up the reins of the story
Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night
October 24th 2007
It may be a common sight hopping across our lawns, but don't let familiarity breed contempt. The blackbird has real charisma and some very unusual habits. In the light evenings of mid-summer, or even where street lights illuminate their breeding a...
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