Britain is a country mercifully bereft of threatening fauna–or so you might believe. John Lewis-Stempel provides a miscellany of our otherwise benign land’s more fearsome critters

When the temperature drops, how do Britain’s birds, beasts and plants keep the chill at bay? John Lewis-Stempel reveals Nature’s own thermals

The article on how animals use sound in the September issue included comment on dialect or accent in birdsong. This reminded me of a passage in the book Incredible Journeys by David Barrie. He relates

Have your very own Winter Watch at home and look out for some garden visitors in the coming weeks and months

Birds can transport us to another time and place entirely,

November is traditionally a time for a slowing of the migration rush. That said, there are still plenty of birds on the move, and still just enough time to make serious progress on the endgame of your year list…