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As high summer approaches, look out for – and help – these amazing creatures that you may find on your plot
The monkey slug is not some experimental genetic monstrosity. But even if you see one in the flesh, you may still be unclear what this odd, brown hairy thing is, with its array of fuzzy tentacles. It
Adrian Thomas celebrates one of the unsung heroes of the garden – the humble earthworm
Karen Youngs has a painful encounter with a nettle patch on an afternoon walk
Hidden in rock pools up and down the coastline, the fascinating lifestyle of the shore crab invokes curiosity among beach explorers
With high summer beckoning, John Lewis-Stempel reflects on the incomparable richness of pond life and the rewards of pausing to peer into the murky depths on a warm June afternoon
