Tero Mustonen

Goldman Environmental Prize 2023 winner on rewilding Finland’s degraded habitats

GILLIAN BURKE

\"The nature reserve prepares to welcome the farm into the fold\"

Captive-bred wildcats to be released in Scotland

Saving Wildcats conservation project reaches an important milestone this summer

Oceanic plastic rubbish hosts marine life

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the unlikely home for a range of normally coastal-dwelling species

LIVING WITH PREDATORS

In an ever-crowded world, conserving predators means valuing the people that live and can die - alongside them

LOVE IS IN THE AIR

The natural world as we know it wouldn't exist without pollination. We delve into the cool science of plant sex

BACK TO NATURE

In Argentina's Iberá Wetlands, a showcase initiative is returning several keystone species and restoring this wondrous ecosystem

Meet the presenters

Paul McGuinness in conversation with Chris and Michaela

SPRINGWATCH

It's as firm a fixture in the BBC's spring calendar as the FA Cup Final. But have you ever wondered what goes into making an episode of Springwatch?

DISCO INFERNO GREEN-BANDED BROODSAC

The parasitic flatworm that turns a snail’s eyestalks into colourful, pulsating glowsticks

FREE FALLIN' HUNTING PEREGRINES

Spot the ultimate urban predator stooping to catch prey this summer

Woodcocks are a whiter shade of pale

These waders sport the whitest feathers known to science - but they like to keep them under wraps

"Fret is always there, nagging like the itch of a horseily bite"

With devastating biodiversity losses and a climate in chaos, it's not surprising that we are increasingly anxious about the state of our planet

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

TURTLE BEACH

The sandy shore of a sleepy fishing village in Trinidad hosts the highest concentration of nesting leatherbacks to be found anywhere on the planet

BUTTERFLY BRITAIN

Five years spent roaming the country in search of all 58 native species yielded a trove of insightful images

GOOD VIBRATIONS

The delicate garden insect that sends out a seductive song and duets with its mating partner

SPINNING AROUND

Watch puffins form swirling roundabouts in the sky as they prepare to come ashore

There's the grub

Biologists have finally identified the 'worm' in mezcal bottles

Lost & Found

Smalltooth sand tiger shark, Hampshire

Geese take a gander

Pink-footed geese have scouted out new breeding grounds in response to a changing Arctic climate

The shiny, sun-loving show-off

Spot this day-flying moth in open areas in May and June

Songs from the reedbed

Visit a wetland to hear the chatter of a summer visitor

Culture club

Bumblebees can learn from each other, creating culture within colonies

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

Love is in the air

A surprise encounter with a pair of courting turacos delivered a winning shot

HS2 in firing line for wildlife impact

Conservationists rail project has got its say the company behind the calculations badly wrong

MARK CARWARDINE OPINION

\"As grey wolf numbers increase, there is a rising tide of hostility\"