High jumper

As high summer approaches, look out for – and help – these amazing creatures that you may find on your plot

How to admire and protect our wonderful waterways in the UK

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

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?

PICTURE GETTY IMAGES Wildlife enthusiast Anna Ferguson ...

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