These wonderfully juicy berries cover hedgerows in late summer, and are loved by insects and mammals including squirrels and badgers who disperse the seeds. Discover more about blackberries,…

You’d be surprised at how many requests we receive from Countryfile for story ideas. Well, given that it has to fill an hour of air time every week, perhaps not. This time it was for the Offa’s…

Sweeney Fen hosts a very rare habitat for Shropshire – calcareous fen. Here base-rich water seeps from the limestone bedrock into the peat. Though small, the site is extremely diverse and, with…

Species-rich grassland is a sadly endangered thing – since 1950, we’ve lost around 98% of our traditional wildflower meadows. They were not just beautiful and culturally significant, they were a…

Few birds inspire awe as often as birds of prey, those athletic aerial predators that rule the roost when it comes to the food chain.

Have you decided to holiday closer to home this year? Here are some tips for having a wild week away (or even a feral fortnight) without the stress of air travel.

Times of crisis call for one thing and one thing only: action. There’s absolutely no point in sitting back and letting the support system that we so depend on collapse around us. Now is the time…

The largest wild mammal species native to Shropshire is elusive and seldom seen by humans, yet they are a common animal in areas of suitable habitat.

The UK is home to approximately a quarter of the world’s population of badgers. Unlike perhaps it’s continental counterparts, the badger has no natural enemies here however road accidents and…

We all enjoy a spell of hot weather – out in the garden with a cool drink, barbeques with friends and long evenings as the day cools down, enjoying the scent of the honeysuckle. Hot weather can be…