Take a relaxing dip in Sandwell Valley with stress-busting forest bathing.
Coalition calls to introduce urgent safeguards for mountain hare populations.
Witness some fantastic wildlife spectacles, at their sunset safari.
Bird courtship rituals can vary from the spectacular to the bizarre
Wetland reserves are doing great things for people and wildlife
We’ve pulled together some of the best facts about Big Garden Birdwatch!
A small, dark goose - the same size as a mallard. It has a black head and neck and grey-brown back.
A nocturnal bird that can be seen hawking for food at dusk and dawn.
male ring ouzels are particularly distinctive with their black plumage with a pale wing panel and striking white breast band.
Have your say on the future of our countryside
Explore these pages to find an opportunity that suits you.
Use less water in the garden by installing a waterbutt.
There's so much to see and hear at Minsmere, from rare birds and otters to stunning woodland and coastal scenery.
This is a delightful oak woodland to walk through – especially in spring and early summer.
Heathland home to more than 2565 species.
Go on the hunt for fabulous fungi! How many different shapes, colours and sizes can you spot?
Rain or shine - can you help us measure the weather?
Take a Wild Challenge and look out for something with the WOW factor!
Increased flooding and rain from climate change can spell disaster. Tidal saltwater surges wipe out freshwater wildlife and birds lose their eggs, nests and young to flooding. Find out how our nature reserves are feeling the effects.
In 2007, a combination of high tides and a tidal surge resulted in flooding on parts of the East England coast.
In November 2007, there was a big tide. Water in and around the site rose four feet in 24 hours.
Sandwell is an interesting site with a mixture of wet grassland and wet woodland habitats.
In 2007, bitterns breeding at the RSPB's nature reserves on the Suffolk coast had their nests washed away.
Once an ideal place for wading birds to raise their young, increasing spring and summer flooding has made it difficult.
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