Wildlife of Britain

Articles and news about British wildlife:  natural history, folklore, trivia, facts, photos and stories. Follow the links on the right for more material about each category.

Recent news about British mammals
  • Badger cull not worth it
  • Welsh badger cull to go ahead
  • Grey squirrels don't threaten birds
  • Seal pup in garden
  • Boar put to work as ecological engineers
  • Water voles doing well
  • Foxes as pets?
  • The largest mammal in Britain
  • Dormice campaign
  • The pygmy shrew: the smallest mammal in Britain
    • Recent news about British birds
  • Swift survey
  • Magpies: Not guilty
  • British birds in the news in February
  • Aggressive duck sex
  • Kestrel and Barn Owl fight over vole
  • Prisoners help bird count
  • Taboos about wild birds
  • In praise of the little owl
  • Huge flock of corn buntings
  • Mull's sea eagles thriving
    • Recent news about British reptiles
  • Sand lizards to be released
  • Rare smooth snake coming back to Devon
  • Dance of the Adders
  • Folklore about adders
  • Zoological and natural hazards in Britain
    • Recent news about British amphibians
  • Midwife Toads in Britain
  • Raining fish and frogs in Britain
    • Recent news about British fish
  • Bypasses for eels
  • Mystery of vanishing eels
  • The great snakehead fish hoax
  • Sea lampreys return
  • A history of pike
    • Recent news about British insects
  • Urban bee project
  • Wintry buzz of bumblebees
  • Queen of Spain Fritillaries breeding in Sussex
  • Harlequin ladybird photos
  • British bee population down again
  • Bishy Barney Bees smother Norfolk
  • Bedbugs in Britain
  • Brace yourself for the insect invasions
  • Dragonfly rescue
  • Honey bee collapse warning
    • Recent news about British spiders
  • Mothercare spiders
  • Wasp spiders in Britain
  • The Raft Spider - Britain's largest spider
  • The most venomous spider in Britain