Prickly preservation

When Ginny Spenceley’s husband Russ asked if she’d take over the local hedgehog rescue in Pembrokeshire with him in 2016, she didn’t hesitate. Caring for animals had been her passion since childhood,

An injured fox helped turn a childhood dream into reality for Ana Lapaz-Mendez

The first small tortoiseshell I’ve seen this year has just fluttered past – and my heart soared. This is one of those iconic common and widespread butterfly beauties that reminds me of my childhood ro

This year the British Hen Welfare Trust celebrates 20 years of rescuing laying hens from slaughter at the end of their commercial lives. Their work began when founder Jane Howorth MBE, watched an epis

Instead of another trip to the zoo, try exploring your local rewilding project over the holidays. Rewilding – the large-scale restoration of nature to the point where it can take care of itself again

With a ‘butterfly emergency’ in the UK, conservationists are gearing up for this year’s Big Butterfly Count. But what has happened to these insects? And can they – on a wing and a prayer – ever bounce back?