Discover the nuthatch, the only UK bird that can climb down trees headfirst, and learn how these skilful woodland birds find, hide and protect food for winter.

Discover the migrant hawker dragonfly, an agile aerial hunter seen across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in autumn. Learn how to identify it, where to spot it and why healthy wetlands help this…

European hornets may look intimidating, but these ‘gentle giants’ are valuable native insects. Discover how they support pollination, help gardeners, and differ from the non-native Asian hornet.…

Discover the astonishing wasp spider, where it lives, how it hunts and why mating is a dangerous game for the males.

Discover the secret summer world of the grass snake, Britain’s longest native snake. Found across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, this harmless reptile thrives in wetlands, ponds, grasslands and…

Discover the green woodpecker, Britain’s largest woodpecker and one of summer’s most distinctive birds. Learn how its laughing call, colourful plumage and ant-hunting habits make it a fascinating…

Discover the clouded yellow butterfly, a striking summer migrant that brings vivid yellow-orange colour to Hampshire and the Isle of Wight's chalk grasslands.

One of the most fascinating insects to look out for during late summer is the hummingbird hawk-moth, a remarkable visitor that travels thousands of miles from southern Europe and North Africa to…

As darkness falls on a warm summer evening, a tiny green light may suddenly appear among the grasses. It might look like something from a fairy tale, but this mysterious glow belongs to one of…

Spot meadowsweet this summer, find out where to see and what it looks like.