Every so often, winter brings with it a bird so striking it stops people in their tracks. With swept-back crests, soft pink-brown plumage and flashes of yellow, red and black, waxwings look almost…

If you enjoy winter walks through the woods, keep an eye on fallen trees and logs – you might spot something that looks like a pile of burnt charcoal buns. These are King Alfred’s Cakes, one of…

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Look out for barn owls across Hampshire this winter.

Winter is a special time for owl watching, thanks to one of our most distinctive birds of prey – the short-eared owl. Often affectionately known as a “Shortie”, this owl breaks the usual rules by…

As autumn deepens, the days grow shorter, the air turns crisp, and many of our familiar butterflies vanish until spring. But one species refuses to disappear. The comma butterfly, with its ragged…

The Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, is a remarkable migratory fish, renowned for its silver body, streamlined shape, and extraordinary life cycle. Born in freshwater rivers, salmon spend the first…

It has often been said that a squirrel could once make its way from Land’s End to John o’ Groats without ever touching the ground. Were England’s forests ever so dense that this could have been…

November was once the quiet season for bumblebees. By mid-autumn, most colonies had died away, leaving only newly-mated queens tucked into soil or leaf litter to wait for spring. But across the UK…

One of our countryside’s most iconic and agile mammals is the brown hare (Lepus europaeus). Known for its long, black-tipped ears and astonishing speed – up to 45mph when evading predators – the…