My ‘hogspital’ is my happy place!

An injured fox helped turn a childhood dream into reality for Ana Lapaz-Mendez

This year the British Hen Welfare Trust celebrates 20 years of rescuing laying hens from slaughter at the end of their commercial lives. Their work began when founder Jane Howorth MBE, watched an epis

Seasonal ideas for your outdoor space

Bearing witness to a tragic tussle between her beloved bear and a dog made Lesley Austin. determined to help teddies in need. “As a child I had a much-loved teddy bear, but the family dog ripped her t

Home to a veritable ‘Noah’s Ark of species’, thanks to never being ploughed, sprayed or fertilised, our churchyards are a sacred haven for flora and fauna

It’s 9pm in late april in an area of the Isle of Man known as the Ballaugh Curragh, and a most unusual nocturnal migration is taking place. As darkness descends on a 2km² area of wet woodland, an esti