As the days get shorter and colder, you might notice the birdlife in our local habitats is changing. Many species are heading south now their breeding season has finished. For some, this might…

Identifying five of our iconic birds of prey

Swift expert Sarah Gibson explores the early life of these brilliant birds

Swallows, swifts and martins are true summertime species here in Britain. Arriving a little later than most of the warblers and departing as summer begins to fade (or earlier in the case of swifts…

One of the most iconic sounds of spring is the call of the male cuckoo, the two notes heralding the changing seasons.

Amongst our local wildlife are some of the best tricksters around

Tom Hibbert, birdwatcher and content officer for The Wildlife Trusts, takes a closer look at one of the UK’s most familiar birds.

Clive Chatters, the author of a new book on Britain’s heaths, explains what to look out for, now spring has sprung on our heaths.

We take you through some of the techniques and findings from our overwintering bird surveys

If you have a garden there are likely a few creatures, particularly birds, that you are quite used to seeing on the feeders and darting between hedges and shrubs. But what about the more unusual…