Britain’s native species are adapted to a cool, wet climate. This summer is putting them under strain.
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Medieval people believed that witches would transform into hedgehogs to steal milk.
Progress on nature-positive farming – but habitats still trail big-ticket technology
Evidence suggests this alternative to culling the bird’s predators is effective.
A new report highlights the extent that housing developers fail to deliver on their ecological commitments.
Hedgehogs that are out at night and appear healthy are best left alone.
The Big Butterfly Count reported its worst results in 14 years of monitoring UK species.
Scientists who took part in an independent inquiry that refuted the ‘pyridine hypothesis’ faced widespread criticism and distrust from politicians and the media
A torrid few years of widespread disease have pushed several species closer to extinction.
Butterflies bruised by rain and gales are hunkering down hoping for pleasant weather.
Current data shows dormice are dramatically declining, but more accurate survey methods could yield different results.
Climate change puts pressure on British butterflies and moths - sometimes pushing them to the edges of their geographical range or shifting the timing of their life cycle so they can’t feed.
Research has revealed how British otters may have been able to recover from species loss in the 1950s with the help of otters from Asia.
New research suggests the gut bacteria of red and grey squirrels differ significantly, potentially explaining the decline of the native red and the success of its grey counterpart.
Maths plays a crucial role in new research which finds that bats “leapfrog” their way home at night.
North American ornithologists are seeking to replace all bird species named after people - but what should they be called instead?
And a recent history of wildcat hybridisation.
I have spent five years tracking down more than 10,000 accounts of wildlife by naturalists, travellers, historians and even poets, all written between 1529 and 1772
Their drawings did not reflect the make up of the natural world.
There are arguments over the future of red deer on the Scottish island of South Uist but archaeological expertise can help people live alongside wild animals.
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