Common shrew
The diminutive common shrew has a distinctively pointy nose and tiny eyes. It lives life in the fast lane, eating every 2-3 hours to survive, and only living for a year or so. Look out for it in…
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Chwilio
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.
Gerddi'r Coroni
Welcome to Coronation Gardens for food and nature! If you’d like to grow your own carrots or strawberries to save money on your weekly food shop and relax in nature among the butterflies and birds in your back yard, we’d love you to get involved.
Urban Food Growing
How any growing space, large or small, can grow food in an urban environment
Red-crested pochard
This striking duck was introduced to the UK and is now established as a breeding bird in England.
Eight Grass Alternatives For Your Lawn
Alice Whitehead from Garden Organic shows you how to reduce your reliance on the lawnmower and grow a greener lawn
Make Your Own Wormery
Alice Whitehead from Garden Organic shows you how to make a compact and cheap alternative to the traditional compost bin.
Blue tit
A familiar garden bird, the blue tit can be seen around bird tables and feeders, as well as in woodlands and parks. Listen out for its trilling, 'tsee-tsee-tsee' song. It is smaller than…
Great tit
A familiar garden bird, the great tit can be seen around bird tables and feeders, as well as in woodlands and parks. Listen out for its shrill song that sounds just like a bicycle pump being used…
Little stint
This tiny wading bird is most often seen in autumn, feeding on the muddy margins of wetlands.
Garden bumblebee
Unsurprisingly, the garden bumblebee can be found in the garden, buzzing around flowers like foxgloves, cowslips and red clover. It is quite a large, scruffy-looking bee, with a white tail. It…
Greenfinch
An attractive, olive-green bird, the greenfinch regularly visits birdtables and feeders in gardens. Look for a bright flash of yellow on its wings as it flies.