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Lions of the lawn

Every habitat has its predators and their prey, including our garden lawns – especially when we let them grow a little wilder. The scale may be smaller, but the stakes are just as high!

Bittern at Blashford Lakes nature reserve

Va-va-boom!

For a bird that prefers to remain elusive to the eye, ensconced among the dense cover of reedbeds, the bittern is far less inconspicuous to the ear.

Toothworts have a strange flowering spike and are ghostly pail due to the lack of any chlorophyll.

Spring woodland flora

Spring brings longer days and warmer weather, and with it, a burst of flora. Woodland wonders like celandines, primroses, and bluebells are among the first to bloom. You may also spot rarer plants…