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It’s an amazing experience to put on a bee suit and see a hive,” says Andrew Whitehouse, head of operations for the invertebrate conservation group, Buglife. “There’s suddenly thousands and thousands

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If you’d told me 10 years ago I’d be sitting in the public gallery at Westminster, crying as my name was read out in a parliamentary debate on bee pesticides, I’d have raised an eyebrow and gone back

Allotments get smaller as councils struggle with plot provision, reports Ian Hodgson

Andrew Jackson , a social housing director, nurtured a wildflower wonderland in the garden of his Beverley new-build home. It has since featured on Gardeners’ World and he also created a show garden at Harrogate Flower Show this year. He shares his blossoming journey

Easy ways to make your garden more nature-friendly