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Woodcocks are a whiter shade of pale
These waders sport the whitest feathers known to science - but they like to keep them under wraps
RISING FROM THE RUINS
Remnants of our built heritage can nurture thriving biodiversity - even in the most unlikely, desolate-looking locations. Here are 10 UK sites where human history meets the wild.
BACK IN BLACK
Rearing and releasing black-tailed godwits has given the rare wader a much-needed boost
There's the grub
Biologists have finally identified the 'worm' in mezcal bottles
Lost & Found
Smalltooth sand tiger shark, Hampshire
Songs from the reedbed
Visit a wetland to hear the chatter of a summer visitor
Great apes seek thrills by spinning
Ape behaviour gives clues to why humans chase mind-altering stimulation
Book a date with badgers
Now is the time to join an organised watch for the chance to see curious cubs
HS2 in firing line for wildlife impact
Conservationists rail project has got its say the company behind the calculations badly wrong
Lost & Found VAGRANT SPECIES DIARY
American herring gull, Cornwall
GILLIAN BURKE
\"Our beloved the interests bees are caught up in of the sugar industry\"
Appearances can be deceiving
The gypsy cuckoo bumblebee is a trickster and nest invader
Battle of the birds
A jay puts up a fight when it finds itself in the sight lines of a sparrowhawk
Sealed and delivered
Luck was the key ingredient for seeing a grey seal give birth
Fight or flight, freeze and fright
WHEN FACED WITH A THREAT, most animals can defend themselves or run away fight or flight
FINAL CALL
A relic of the distant past, the brave Djibouti spurfowl can still be heard in a disappearing African forest
Sounds cape
An emerging science is making waves in the world of conservation. Discover the exciting potential of ecoacoustics.
ONE YEAR 1000 PLANTS
Discover how Mike Dilger accomplished his lockdown-inspired botanical marathon
LAKE OF STARS AQUATIC
Lake Malawi is one of the world's largest and most biodiverse, home to hundreds of species of colourful, curious endemic cichlid fishes
Loud and proud
Secretive corncrakes with a scraping call arrive in the UK this month
Crackle and pop
Short-beaked echidnas avoid over-heating by blowing - and bursting - bubbles on their nose
Reading the signs
Humans can understand gestures of other great apes
Damselfish behaviour is influenced by rats
Loss of seabirds through rat predation affects reef fish hostility and could have wider impacts
WE BUILT THIS CITY
WOOD ANT NESTS - Discover a mini metropolis housing hundreds of thousands of social insects
Fight or flight
In one coastal Scottish village, a dispute rages between those who want to shoot wintering pink-footed geese and those who want to protect them
DEEP DIVE
Risso's dolphins are rare and little-known, but conservationists are trying to learn more about them off the Balearic Islands
ON CLOUD 9
High up in the cloud forests of Guatemala lives the breathtakingly beautiful national bird
THE DEER AND THE DEPARTED
Intimate photos of roe deer reveal insights into family life in England's graveyards
MARK CARWARDINE
“Hare coursing is a serious problem in many rural areas”
ART FOR CHANGE
Enjoy works from the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation Wildlife Artist of the Year competition, in association with BBC Wildlife