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Holly Banks in frost

Dr Cath’s Nature Notes – Using Your Senses

This month’s nature notes are going to be a bit different. I’d like to think about how we can experience nature with all our senses, and what offers the best treats for each of them at this time…

Christmas presents

Have an eco-Christmas!

Reduce your carbon footprint this season without skimping on Christmas magic. Here are a few tips to help you have a more sustainable, greener Christmas, to help our environment.

House sparrow in snow

Why cold weather is good for nature

Though winters are becoming milder and wetter with climate change, many gardeners will be looking forward to a proper cold spell to kill off pests. But is that just an old wives’ tale?

Woodland

Lack of progress made for nature at COP27

We cannot restore nature without tackling climate change, and we cannot tackle climate change without restoring nature, yet very little progress was made at COP27 in improving the protection and…

A stoat standing on a rock, one paw raised as it contemplates running

Marvellous mustelids

Mammal expert Stuart Edmunds introduces this incredible collection of carnivores.

Crayfish survey in the Corvedale - Phil & Luke

Restoring rivers one bank at a time

Restoring rivers is proving to be a good thing for wildlife and the people who manage the land surrounding them. Deputy Land and Water Team Manager, Luke Neal, writes about one of this year's…

Badger cub autumn

What do badgers do in the winter?

Unlike hedgehogs and dormice, badgers don't go into hibernation during the winter in the UK. But they do go into a period called "winter lethargy", which is probably something we…

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