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Badgers win reprieve
At last the government has announced that culling of badgers will be halted and replaced by vaccination – just what we have been calling for since the first culling was approved.
European badger
Badgers are the UK’s largest land predator and are one of the most well-known British species. They are famed for their black and white stripes and sturdy body, using their strong front paws to…
What to feed hedgehogs and badgers
Putting out a bit of food can help see mammals like hedgehogs through colder spells.
Vaccines for badgers and cattle are urgently needed
Colin explains why we need the UK Government to speed up its promised transition from badger culling to vaccination in England…
Extending the badger cull
Colin focuses on the Government's extension to badger culling in England...
Government U-turn on promises to end badger culling
We have confirmation of the latest badger cull authorised this autumn by Government. This is the largest ever seasonal cull and will bring the total shot to 35% of the UK’s badger population.
Woodland
Woodlands are magical places, full of wildlife and full of history. Great spotted woodpeckers, nuthatches and jays flit between trees as butterflies dance in sunny glades. Badgers forage through…
Stone curlew
Stone curlews are unusual waders with large yellow eyes - perfect for hunting beetles at night.
Bladder wrack
This brown seaweed lives in the mid shore and looks a bit like bubble wrap with the distinctive air bladders that give it its name.
Egg wrack
This yellow-brown seaweed grows in dense masses on the mid shore of sheltered rocky shores. It is identifiable by the egg-shaped air bladders that give it its name.
Spiders in the house
Discover why eight-legged lodgers are running across your carpet as well as why they're all called Boris...