Happy New (wildlife-watching) Year to all readers, says James Lowen

Nadia Shaikh watches out for signs of life each February, the month that gives us a teaser trailer for spring

Karen Youngs encounters some warty amphibians on a risky mission during a drizzly early evening walk

Bursting into life in the depths of winter, snowdrops are little symbols of hope, a sign that spring will be coming. Thriving in damp soil, snowdrops are often found in clusters beneath trees or carpe

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My sky is never empty. At dawn there may be just a lone crow beating a steady path north, or at dusk, the curiously undulating, huge wings of a heron heading to roost in a willow above the ditch. Duck