Digging dens for wombats

When it comes to working animals, cats can get forgotten, but they have an important role to play in rural life, as Marianne Willsher from Cats Protection explains

A healthy ecosystem in the garden has so many benefits for your plants and local wildlife. The autumn and winter months can be notoriously tricky for plot visitors thanks to the diminished food resour

Its 30 million years of geographic isolation means Australia is home to wildlife found nowhere else on the planet – and you don’t even need to go far to find it in the country’s second-smallest state, writes Justin Meneguzzi

It might not look promising, but the bush has some incredible birds, writes Vanessa Wright

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Of all the garden minibeasts, few are as misunderstood as this humble creature