Northumberland Wildlife Trust is urging people to install nest boxes for National Nest Box Week. The initiative, running from February 14 to 21, aims to provide homes for birds as natural nesting ...

We’re finally into February, and little signs of Spring are starting to pop up. I’ve spotted my first snowdrops of the year and the visitors in the garden have been getting noisier in the morning, I ...

The American dipper, a drab-looking bird no larger than a robin, is a splashy rarity: a songbird that swims and even walks underwater. This round-bodied gray bird with short wings and a stubby tail is ...

House martins may find his 17th-century North Yorkshire house sufficiently des res, but to nurture the swifts, barn owls and kestrels, locally made nests are called for ...

This is a great time of year to see birds’ nests. A search for bird nests is like an archaeological dig, without the ground and without the dig. Shrubs and trees are naked, allowing an open ...

It’s nesting season again. For something so basic and so essential to avian life, I believe that the act of nesting is misunderstood by many. Let’s go over some very basic stuff and ...

One defense strategy that birds might employ involves draping their nests with snake skin. This tactic helps keep predators away, […] ...

A beloved garden companion, the Robin redbreast is the UK’s unofficial national bird. These cheerful birds can be seen and heard throughout the year as they forage and nest alongside us. The European ...

When the weather takes a turn, birds need shelter to keep warm and dry. Nest boxes are the perfect option for small birds and are a popular spot for them during colder nights, with space to cosy up ...

Create an all-inclusive bird sanctuary in your backyard with plants that provide what birds need most for food, shelter and nesting.

But gardeners are warned to be mindful of cutting hedges in March as this is the bird nesting season and it is an offence ...

The sixth edition of Elevations 1049 brings together work addressing some of the great crises of the moment to a remote ...