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At the height of summer, little owls are often active during daylight in the morning and evening. In July the recently fledged young start to explore the area around the nest. The owlets are adorable,

’TIS the season when the air hums with both ...

With a ‘butterfly emergency’ in the UK, conservationists are gearing up for this year’s Big Butterfly Count. But what has happened to these insects? And can they – on a wing and a prayer – ever bounce back?

Seek out places to ramble in Yorkshire’s stunning summer meadows

Karen Youngs has a painful encounter with a nettle patch on an afternoon walk