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You can see these incredible birds hunting in the fields and hedgerows just to the east of Otley, a habitat set to be destroyed by the...

Their winter-ripening red berries and glossy green leaves bring natural colour into our homes at Christmas, and also into our woods,...

These small white herons still seem quite exotic to me – more a bird of the Nile (or at least the Dordogne) than the Wharfe. Many UK...

Lichens are a symbiosis, a composite organism emerging from algae or cyanobacteria living among the filaments of fungi. Algae or...

Fairly common around Otley, especially down by the river this year, it is most commonly found on Ash trees, but can also be found on...

Although most Europeans hate the presence of moss in their well-manicured borders and lawns, moss is revered in Japan, which is home to...

I saw these diving ducks at Knotford Nook, through the incongruous high-security fence. The males are quite easy to identify, not so much...

Looking after wildlife brings its own rewards and there is a wide range of gifts including bird feeders, nest boxes, bird baths and...

We don’t know for certain that the story of the king letting the peasant woman’s cakes burn is true, but he was a really interesting...

Christmas is not going to be the same this year, but some things remain the same, like our constant friend throughout the seasons, the...

We don’t have many birds with curved bills, and I’m struggling to think of another small one. You can see them spiralling up and round...

You can buy these earthworms, because they are particularly good at rapidly processing organic waste into nutrient-rich compost, but the...