Fluid in flight and perplexingly wide-ranging, the short-eared owl is a singular figure in the family– and a figure of particular terror to the vole

Whether for its textbook appearance, regional ubiquity or haunting and mellifluous call, it’s no wonder the inimitable tawny may be Britain’s best-loved owl

Adrian Thomas looks to the skies for three special birds that you may see over your garden or might even attract into your space to breed

Three remarkable species to spot in February .

This Victorian contribution to our fauna might be diminutive, but what the little owl lacks in stature, it makes up for in fierce character and mythical cachet

An unassuming entrance leads to the amazing underworld of rabbits, where social order rules, and every corridor has a purpose