Topics: Species

In February, the first British wildflowers are beginning to poke out from the seemingly dormant undergrowth, a sure sign that spring is on the way!

• Flowers
• Species
• Spring
• Spring flowers
• Wildflower

Volunteer, Margery Thomas, explores winter on Hothfield Heathlands - one of Kent's last four valley bogs and one of its few remaining fragments of open heath.

• Hothfield Heathland
• Species
• Volunteering

Wild deer are some of the most iconic mammals of the countryside. But what species live in the UK and where?

• Non-native Species
• Species
• Woodland

Long-time volunteer, Margery Thomas, talks us through all the exciting fungi at Hothfield Heathlands and their importance.

• Fungi
• Hothfield Heathland
• Species

Natasha Ruskin explores something terrifying: a world without woodlands.

• Campaigns and Projects
• Save Our Woodlands
• Species

Join your Talk on the Wild Side host, Rob Smith, for a journey through Marden's farms and gardens - where farmers, scientists, and keen birders are working together to make space for the rare turtle fove.

• Farming
• Habitat Management
• Regenerative Farming
• Species
• Turtle doves

Whether you’ve been recently introduced to the idea of birdwatching through something like the Big Garden Birdwatch, or you already know your robin from your nuthatch, it’s a great hobby to pick up in the winter months.

• Birds
• Species

Now what's the difference between a weasel and a stoat? Well, of course one is weaselly recognised while the other one is stoatally different. But could you tell a pine marten from either of them?

• Pine Marten
• Species
• Species Reintroductions

Chalk grassland – also known as chalk downland or lowland calcareous grassland – is an increasingly rare habitat and one of the richest in Western Europe. In England, it’s mostly found on the North Downs but there are also patches scattered along the East Kent coast.

• Chalk Grassland
• Habitat Restoration
• Nature Reserves
• Polhill Bank
• Species

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 ants.

• Insects
• Species