Happy New (wildlife-watching) Year to all readers, says James Lowen

Nadia Shaikh watches out for signs of life each February, the month that gives us a teaser trailer for spring

My sky is never empty. At dawn there may be just a lone crow beating a steady path north, or at dusk, the curiously undulating, huge wings of a heron heading to roost in a willow above the ditch. Duck

The winners have been announced of the first ever Wildflower Photographer of the Year competition, with the chosen photos and a selection of impressive entries now on display at the Eden Project in Co

Alongside wet and windy weather, February will often bring bright sunshine, not a cloud in the blue, blue sky. Suddenly the catkins are here, the days are getting just that little bit lighter, and spr

Karen Youngs encounters some warty amphibians on a risky mission during a drizzly early evening walk