Mystery illness kills native crayfish

For a quarter of a century, the National Lobster Hatchery in Padstow has been leading the way in crustacean conservation. Oliver Berry heads west to observe its mission in close-up

Peek over the parapet of a bridge just as daylight bleeds into dusk, gazing down through the clear layers of a shallow river or chalk stream, and you may glimpse the shadowy, serpentine form of an eel

Found across heathland, moorland, woodland and grassland, the common lizard can be seen basking in sunny spots

Brighten up small spaces with

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Of all the garden minibeasts, few are as misunderstood as this humble creature