Wildlife creatures

A Barn Owl family can consume thousands of rodents in a single season, this is part of what makes them so ecologically valuable, providing natural pest control that benefits farmers and landowners across the country

A chance encounter with Matthew and the owls of Jambs Owls at Hall Place became an afternoon that changed everything we thought we knew about these extraordinary birds - and left us with questions we are still sitting with.

I came back. Regular readers will know this spot. It's the same pond, the same stretch of bank, the same pair of Eurasian Coots I've been watching and writing about since 2024.

Two tiny fluff balls, only days old, wobbling around on feet that were clearly several sizes too large for the rest of them.

Bees pollinate a vast proportion of the food we eat and the wildflowers that hold ecosystems together.