Remember, remember, watch wildlife in November,

Check your answers against our explanations. Remember, there are no ‘trick’ birds or extreme rarities among these...

On a mild autumn day I might catch a red admiral butterfly taking the last of summer’s nectar, basking in sunshine or flying among the rooftops against a brilliant blue sky. I keep a mental log of my

October brings the first of the frosts, bewitching mist, the turning of leaves and a host of otherworldly visitors, finds John Lewis-Stempel

Nature needs time to adapt to changing conditions,

If you want to plant a light woodland–perhaps underplanted with wild primroses and bluebells–or are looking for a luminous specimen tree for the garden, consider a birch, advises Charles Quest-Ritson