Median wasp (dolichovespula media)

A gentle stroll round the garden in June allows you to marvel at our precious pollinators as they meticulously work each flower, gathering sweet nectar for energy and colourful, protein-packed pollen.

I t’s the summer solstice, and the mountains ...

Adrian Thomas celebrates the sheer variety of life that accompanies us in our gardens

The stag beetle’s intimidating appearance belies its vulnerability, says Claire Saul, as she discovers what we can do to help them survive

Does Nature offer a more courageous sight than the usually shy honey buzzard devouring a hornets’ nest as the occupants whine about it with murderous intent?

With returning swifts screaming across the rooftop and golden buttercup pollen gilding his Wellingtons as he strides across the cow meadow, John Lewis-Stempel marvels at the many pleasures of May