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If you go down to the woods

Rating: 2

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

Rating: 3

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

Rating: 2

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

The Summer Of The Badger

Rating: 3

February 1st 2008

A controversial but undeniably photogenic creature.

Beverly gardener's prickly problem

Rating: 2

January 29th 2008

Head gardener Chris Robinson learns to take care as he tends a college cacti collection. Linda Viney reports

Kingsteigntons Hackney Marshes

Rating: 2

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

Rating: 2

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

Rating: 2

January 21st 2008

The Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust asks for readers' help as it launches its 2008 Spring Watch

The Mighty Oak Tree

Rating: 3

January 1st 2008

Paul Hobson starts the year with a look at England's iconic oak tree.

Fox and the City

Rating: 2

December 20th 2007

Urban foxes are on the increase. David Ireland from the Devon Wildlife Trust considers the reasons

Owls of Darkness

Rating: 0

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

Rating: 3

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

Rating: 3

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

Rating: 3

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

Rating: 3

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

Rating: 3

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

Rating: 0

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

Rating: 2

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

Rating: 3

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

Rating: 3

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...