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Blooming early flowers a hallmark of our spring season

Blooming early flowers a hallmark of our spring season

Nature's time to blossom following a very long winter

Nature's time to blossom following a very long winter

Delight in watching my favorite avian songsters - the songthrush

Delight in watching my favorite avian songsters - the songthrush

All set for the coarse fishing season

All set for the coarse fishing season

Normal service resuming after the wintery weather over the past few weeks

Normal service resuming after the wintery weather over the past few weeks

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Peregrine falcons are nesting at sites in Morden, Sutton and Kingston

Peregrine falcons are nesting at sites in Morden, Sutton and Kingston

Steeped in folklore, willows come in many varieties and hybrid forms

Steeped in folklore, willows come in many varieties and hybrid forms

Spring will arrive a little later this year thanks to the Beast from the East

Spring will arrive a little later this year thanks to the Beast from the East

Bidding farewell to our winter visitors as we're about to welcome a new flock of birds for the summer

Bidding farewell to our winter visitors as we're about to welcome a new flock of birds for the summer

The Needles looks great at sunset, when the sun shines!

Travel review: Isle of Wight, perfect at any time of year, even if it's raining cats and dogs

Bursting into life with birdsong but where are the voices of blackbirds?

Bursting into life with birdsong but where are the voices of blackbirds?

The importance the humble earthworm plays in the cycle of life even Charles Darwin sang its praises

The importance the humble earthworm plays in the cycle of life even Charles Darwin sang its praises

Danger lurks if our wildlife come out of hibernation too soon

Danger lurks if our wildlife come out of hibernation too soon

'Redwing winter' as a huge number are spending the season over here

'Redwing winter' as a huge number are spending the season over here

The otter was once on the brink but is now returning to our waters in greater numbers

The otter was once on the brink but is now returning to our waters in greater numbers

Owl's about that when I stepped out of the front door

Owl's about that when I stepped out of the front door

A warm welcome to our visiting winter birds

A warm welcome to our visiting winter birds

No snow this Christmas - just a cold and wet one

No snow this Christmas - just a cold and wet one

The urban fox is an emotive subject - you either love them or loathe them

The urban fox is an emotive subject - you either love them or loathe them

A mistlethrush among the berries on a hawthorn in Bushy park

Christmas will not be complete with sprigs of mistletoe but did you know the plant has an interesting history?

A kingfisher

Fighting to survive if there is heavy snowfall

Birds ready to face the world again as they slowly prepare for spring time

Birds ready to face the world again as they slowly prepare for spring time

A heron

Admiring the wonders of nature while on a stroll in Bushy park

Strategies employed by creatures big and small to cope with the bitter onslaught of winter

Strategies employed by creatures big and small to cope with the bitter onslaught of winter

Our Nature Notes expert describes how nature needs a helping hand to stem the ongoing dramatic decline in our insect populations

Our Nature Notes expert describes how nature needs a helping hand to stem the ongoing dramatic decline in our insect populations

A jackdaw in flight

One of my favourite 'indicators' of impending winter concerns the nightly roosting flights of jackdaws, a bird whose population has really taken off in recent years

A goldfinch

Pecking order on the bird feeders as food becomes more scarce

Forest Segway through picturesque Black Park in Buckinghamshire

A day out at Go Ape is a Segway to fun times

parakeets

Parakeets are most unwelcome of all introduced alien species

A fox

Evidence of climate change as the trees begin to shed their leaves

Some once familiar species of butterfly have suffered a poor year

Some once familiar species of butterfly have suffered a poor year

Jackdaws

Wildlife in abundance during a stroll through Richmond Park

Autumn

Our summer visitors are leaving as autumn has well and truly arrived

Dangers of using pesticides on our wildlife

Dangers of using pesticides on our wildlife

Pesticides are destroying our delicate garden ecosystem

Pesticides are destroying our delicate garden ecosystem

A kestrel

How a bird of prey swoops down to attack

A robin

Enjoying the delights of summer as we head into the autumn

A dandelion

A plant that is more than just a weed

hedge brown

One particular butterfly has fared well this summer

See the dinosaurs at London Zoo's new Zoorassic Park. Photo: Sarah Bull

The impossible is possible - how you can come face-to-face with dinosaurs at London Zoo this summer

The art of getting wildlife in the frame

The art of getting wildlife in the frame

The large and colourful species

Important role our moths have to play

The large and colourful species

Important role our moths have to play

Swift rescue A bird in the hand is worth... saving

Swift rescue A bird in the hand is worth... saving!

A tern

Thames a lot quieter without gulls quarreling with each other

Dragonflies evolved around four hundred million years ago

Dragon flies still with us today after existing for millions of years

A song thrush

Old recordings reveal the gradual decline of some of our species

A red admiral

Will our plants play host to a flurry of butterflies later in the summer?

Wild salmon

Over-fishing has left stocks at a dangerously low level

Tooting Lido

8 great ways to cool down in the sun in south west London and north Surrey this summer

Tony Drakeford's picture of the chicks in the nest

Crows stuck to their task and raised young even though tree was cut back

There's plenty on at Boxpark Croydon this summer

Find out what's on at Croydon Boxpark this summer

A swift

Swift decline of sickle-winged birds

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