Wildlife

The wisdom of pond life

A small tub of water has radically enlarged my sense of what the world could be.

Britain’s swan song

How we fell out of love with the majestic waterfowl.

Securing more tree-lined communities

Planning reforms must increase access to green spaces and speed up development

Even flying ants get more action than I do

I’m unlikely to join the Twenty-Foot-High Club, never mind the Mile-High Club.

The drama and delight of chicks leaving the nest

I’m no birdwatcher, but I was glued to the garden, willing on the fledgling great tits like my own offspring.

Antarctica’s penguins may yet be safe from bird flu, but other threats remain

If the birds are lost, it will be due to commercial over-fishing and our failure to take simple steps to…

The NS Poem: Birds of the Arctic

A new poem by Simon Armitage.

The Research Brief: how local authorities can lead on nature-based climate solutions

Your weekly dose of policy thinking.

Dead birds falling from the sky is a bad omen for humanity

A new variant of avian flu derived from intensive poultry farming is decimating British wildlife.

Swifts, the universe and everything

Mark Cocker’s ode to a remarkable species makes a powerful case for the value of awe in a time of…

Charles Burrell and Isabella Tree on the rewilding wars

The married aristocrats have created a haven on their 3,500-acre Knepp estate – but find themselves at the centre of…

Ben Goldsmith: “We’re part of a bigger, far grander mystery beyond our perception”

The environmentalist and author on how the death of his teenage daughter inspired him to rewild his farm.

No, you can’t defend plastic lawns

They represent a right to harm the environment, not a right to bad taste.

Plastic lawns are not a crime

Pseudo-environmentalists are taking away the right to be tacky.

What the adder means

The attention you bring to bear on the landscape as you look for Britain’s only venomous snake is transformative.

David Attenborough’s Wild Isles makes me proud to be British, despite everything

The new series, which roams from Shetland to Cornwall to Northern Ireland to capture our wildlife, is the BBC at…

The eradication of species

Biodiversity is not just an asset from which humans gain. We have complex social relations with all non-human life.

Seven swans not swimming: how bird flu came to Christmas

A family of London swans offer both warning and hope in the face of an overlooked crisis.

23 July 1949: If it is killing and giving pain that you object to, you had better give up trying…

15 November 1913: Edith Nesbit looks out her window at late flowers in autumn.