Nature

‘Nature gap’ means poorer children don't learn about the outdoors

A baby swallow takes a rest

Where are the swallows and the swifts?

Bex Elliott and son Ronnie on their travels with their campervan.

Watch: Couple save £9.6k-a-year travelling in a van with their toddler

The View lives up to its name

Boardmasters 2024: Cornish coast festival shines once again

Banksy has revealed his latest artwork at London Zoo, featuring a gorilla lifting a shutter to release a flock of birds while the eyes of other animals peer out from the darkness.

Banksy reveals latest artwork at London Zoo

The view as we approached an island on our boat trip in Croatia

Excursions and adventures to try on Croatia's Dalmatian Coast

Natural Balances

Latest trends to transform your bathroom into a sanctuary

Top TV chef's Rudloe Arms Hotel is offering special deals on country stays

Foodies rush to snap up TV chef's country manor break as price slashed

Abdul "Duke" Fakir, the last surviving original member of the Motown group the Four Tops, has died aged 88.

Motown legend dead aged 88

Revellers enjoying the chilled out festival scene

Joyful summer festival near Brum should be on everyone's bucket list

Nature expert Sean McMenemy explains how to attract butterflies to your garden

How to attract butterflies to your garden

Stephen Ling, a farm worker, was sentenced to life imprisonment in December 1998 after confessing to the murder of 29-year-old Joanne Tulip in Stamfordham, Northumberland, on Christmas Day the previous year.

Killer who stabbed woman 60 times to face public public hearing

A man firing shots at a house in Brookvale Road, Olton.

Terrifying moment gunman starts taking shots at house in leafy suburb

Incredible footage shows pod of dolphins frolicking next to a boat

Incredible footage shows pod of dolphins frolicking next to a boat

Winston, a beloved lowland gorilla, has died aged 52

Zoo 'heartbroken' after gorilla dies aged 52

A carriageway in Norfolk has been closed following a crash.

A-road closed after crash

The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is one of the prettiest waterways in the UK

A wonderful week on the Welsh waterways for my canal boat holiday

Gareth Butterfield spends a memorable week navigating one of the prettiest inland waterways in the country on a hired canal boat

Gareth Butterfield

German Observation Tower on south coast cliffs, Guernsey

Visit Guernsey to discover underground bunkers and WW2 history

A colony of over 180,000 bees were found in a bedroom ceiling, and relocated by Beekeeper Andrew Card of the Loch Ness Honey Company.

Watch: I found 180,000 bees living in my bedroom ceiling

Catherine, Princess of Wales is a fan of forest bathing. This photograph was taken by Matt Porteous in Windsor

Is the Princess of Wales a fan of forest bathing and what is it?

The Lime Street Redevelopment, Liverpool, was completed in 2019. Image: Google Street View

Is this city centre redevelopment the ugliest building in the UK?

Just Stop Oil protesters Jennifer Kowalski and Cole Macdonald on the Stansted airfield (Credit: Just Stop Oil)

Just Stop Oil protesters charged after private jets sprayed with paint

Organisers believe some 50,000 people may attend this weekend's march (Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Explainer Tens of thousands to march on London in call to 'restore nature now'

Chimpanzees - one of our closest animal relatives - have been observed self-medicating with medicinal plants (Photo: GUERCHOM NDEBO/AFP via Getty Images)

Chimp study reveals 13 new plants that could have medicinal uses

The common lizard lives up to its name, and is perhaps the most frequently spotted lizard across the UK (Photo: Adobe Stock)

Explainer How to identify scaly visitors to your garden this summer

More than 40 white stork chicks are expected to fledge in Sussex any day now, and may one day call other parts of the UK home (Photo: Malcome Green / The White Stork)

Extinct birds back

The dusty tetraka was considered a lost bird until last year, when it was rediscovered by an expedition team (Photo: The Search for Lost Birds/Re:Wild)

How birdwatchers can help find the world's 126 'lost birds'

Some weeds and garden plants alike can spread beneath the surface, and cause headaches for gardeners down the line (NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

Plants you need to dig up if you find them in your garden

Sharpen your spades and get your shovels at the ready, it seems Britain’s warm weather is finally here.

Amber Allott

The beavers of Knapdale Forest have created the perfect habitat for water voles hoping to avoid predatory mink (Photo: Peter Cairns/PA Wire)

Water voles may return to a Scottish forest - thanks to busy beavers

The owner of Strawberry Hill (right) left his farmland to go back to nature some 37 years ago (Photo: Holly Wilkinson/PA Wire)

Help 'save Strawberry Hill' to protect habitat for rare birds

The pool view, with the ocean and beach just behind (Photo: Heritage Le Telfair)

Heritage Le Telfair wellness holiday: my paradise trip to Mauritius

The UK's Swift Awareness Week is coming in hot (Photo: Mircea Costina/Adobe Stock)

How bird lovers can find their closest Swift Awareness Week event

Meadow Park School in Whitley was closed on Monday after a 'threat' made to the school

School shut due to 'threat'

Male stag beetles (top) have much larger mandibles than the females (Photo: Adobe Stock)

Explainer It's stag beetle season - here's how to help the 'UK's biggest insect'

Bertie Gregory attends the 2024 Disney Upfront at Javits Center on May 14, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

Daytime Emmy Awards 2024: full list of winners from Night Two ceremony

There are also sorts of kinder and more environmentally-friendly ways to deter insects, but do you really need to? (Image: NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

With insects in trouble, here's how to keep them out kindly

A happy couple mowing - perhaps after No Mow May - unaware of the horror they're about to unleash on hay fever sufferers (Photo: Pexels)

'Hay fever bomb' alert

Liberal Democrat Leader Sir Ed Davey and Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader Jane Dodds (left) during a visit to Wales on the General Election campaign trail (Photo: Jacob King/PA Wire)

Explainer Here are the Lib Dems' environment and climate policies this election

A juvenile greater white-toothed shrew (Photo: Lawson Pipet)

Dissect an owl pellet to help track UK's newest shrew

Nursery worker Kate Roughley, 37, was found guilty of manslaughter of nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan who died after being put to sleep tightly swaddled and covered with a blanket at Tiny Toes nursery in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport. Picture: Greater Manchester Police

Family pays tribute to 'beautiful' baby

Bradgate Park in Leicestershire sees red and fallow deer grazing alongside 800-year-old oaks year round (Photo: Jacob King/PA Wire)

Government announces UK's newest national nature reserve

Lidl's bee-r bottles can even be refilled (Photo: Lidl/Supplied)

Lidl giving away six packs of 'bee-rs' to help bees for one week only

Heritage Awali and Heritage Le Telfair transform into a playground that promises an exceptional escape for both young and older guests

Petit Ecolo Passport: Kids clubs, golf and luxury in Mauritius

Despite their snakelike appearance, slow worms are actually lizards (Photo: Adobe Stock)

Slow worm or snake? Legless lizards are popping up in UK gardens

Authorities in Spain have issued a warning to small vessels, urging them to stick close to the coast around Spain and the Strait of Gibraltar in light of another Killer Whale attack

Killer whales 'terrorising' coast

Puffins on Wales' Skomer Island make for a majestic sight (Photo: Wildlife Trusts/PA Wire)

Best places in the UK to see puffins this summer

A swallow swooping over species-rich grassland at the Slievenacloy Nature Reserve (Photo: Ulster Wildlife/PA Wire)

Five birds migrating to the UK in spring - and where you can see them

The small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly was once widespread (Photo: Stephen Lewis/PA Wire)

Volunteers to plant 20,000 violets to help boost rare UK butterfly

Happy birthday Sir Record Breaker

David Attenborough's birthday extends world record-holding streak

Earthworms are a gardener's best friend, but they're in trouble (Photo: Soil Association/Supplied)

Why you should 'charm worms' in your garden this month

'My Way' by Vanessa Lau from last year's 12-15 category (Photo: Vanessa Lau/RSPCA)

RSPCA photo comp to showcase a 'better world for every animal'

Here's how a colourful corner of England rivals Holland's tulip fields

Cheeky dachshund dogs ate unattended turkey - their expression is priceless!

Cheeky dogs ate all the turkey - their expression is priceless

Grace Robinson, 19, with her pet cockatiel Kiki.

Watch: Woman’s pet cockatiel dances and sings along with music video

There were originally some 26 bumblebee species which called the UK home (Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire)

Climate change is 'overheating' bumblebee nests

The RSPB and RSPCA are urging members of the public to brush up on what to do if they discover a baby bird out of the nest these next two months (Photo: GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)

Explainer What to do if you see a baby bird out of the nest this spring

New mum Mel knocked her last two eggs out of her nest on Monday (Amber Allott/Winchester Cathedral)

New falcon mum's eggs meet sticky end on popular livestream