What is frogspawn?

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

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

Rob Denson selects five patterns that match a hundred different bugs

Our panel of expert anglers offers advice for better fishing this month

The monkey slug is not some experimental genetic monstrosity. But even if you see one in the flesh, you may still be unclear what this odd, brown hairy thing is, with its array of fuzzy tentacles. It

How to admire and protect our wonderful waterways in the UK