Find out which early species to watch for, how to make your patch more butterfly-friendly and where to record your sightings for science

Nadia Shaikh goes synaesthetic for the start of spring, almost tasting the orange tang of an early butterfly

Handsome, chunky and often brightly marked, shieldbugs emerge in spring, quietly shaping the life of hedgerow and garden

Karen Youngs is on the lookout for nature’s collectibles during a sunny spring walk

MANY QUESTIONS CAME to mind as our small speedboat fights its way from the island of Koh Rong to the pier in Sihanoukville, through the high waves of the Gulf of Thailand. Will the strap that ties the

The globetrotting, dandyish Arctic charr’s story is full of mysteries–not least its links to Loch Ness