Giant house spider
The giant house spider is one of our fastest invertebrates, running up to half a metre per second. This large, brown spider spins sheet-like cobwebs and pops up in the dark corners of houses,…
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Spiced Ginger Pear Upside-down Cake
Pears are in season in September so make the most of them with this delicious cake.
Snow flea
This flightless relative of the scorpionfly roams across clumps of moss in winter.
Oak eggar
These moths can be seen flying on sunny days, but you're more likely to spot the fuzzy caterpillars crawling over paths.
Darganfod Gwlad Hud y Gaeaf
As frost edges the dying leaves of the winter garden, wildlife needs you more than ever - and it doesn't take much to bring festive joy to people and nature alike.
Pale tussock
This large, fluffy-legged moth is often attracted to lights in May and June.
Go chemical and peat free
Avoid using pesticides, weedkillers and peat in your gardening. You'll help wildlife at home and in the wider environment.
Gardening to save the world
Clare Gibbs, principal ecologist at Surrey Wildlife Trust, shares her passion for wildlife gardening, how it is pivotal to reviving biodiversity and her 5 top tips for how you can help.
Blackbird
A much-loved garden bird, the blackbird is famous for its harmonious song. In winter, our resident birds are joined by migrants from Scandinavia and the Baltics.
Chimney sweeper
This sooty-black, day-flying moth is active on sunny days, rarely settling in one place for long.
Brown-tail
The caterpillars of this fluffy white moth are best admired from a distance, as their hairs can irritate the skin.
Noctule
Our largest bat, the noctule roosts in trees and can be seen flying over the canopy in search of insect-prey, such as cockchafers. Like other bats, it hibernates over winter.