The return appearance of little owls, the first ruff for seven years and a one night visit by a probable night heron were the highlights of another good month. July also saw garden warbler…

Typical features of July here are the tail-end of the breeding season, the return of some of our winter resident birds, and increasing hope of passage migrants as the month goes on.

Sara Booth-Card, ecologist, peatlands and Action For Insects campaigner at The Wildlife Trusts, looks out for the telltale signs of flying ant days and shares her love for the underground world of…

June is a month which is all about breeding. Towards the end of the month thoughts start to turn towards early autumn migrants, and although some interesting birds do turn up in London every year…

The first knot for six years - and perhaps the first ever in summer - was the highlight of a month which is good enough to merit its own round-up rather than merging it as usual with July.…

A strong passage of black terns and tame sanderling and turnstones were the May highlights at the Wetlands. The month also saw cuckoo, hobby and ringed plover added to the year list while the good…

In memory of the 1969 Stonewall riots, June marks LGBTQ+ Pride month, where we celebrate the lives and identities of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer communities.

Orchids aren't just exotic beauties found in far-away rainforests. Believe it or not, these incredible flowers thrive right here in Britain, even London!

May here is generally a month of two halves. The tail-end of the spring migration period dominates the first half of the month, with passage migrants likely and the last of our summer breeding…

April is always an interesting month here, and in some years can be the best birding month of the year. It is the peak time for the return of our summer breeding birds but also a good time to see…