Blog: Wildlife

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Bramble (blackberries)

Picking with purpose

The Wildlife Trusts’ Meg Dobson shares the joy of foraging – and top tips to make sure you forage safely and ethically.

An emperor dragonfly in flight, with an apple-green thorax and dazzling blue abdomen

Nature policy: Turning the tide

2025 has seen nature take a battering from Ministers – blamed for slow development and facing the risk of losing some vital protections. But it’s not all bad news. Matt Browne, Head of Public…

A common sexton beetle, black with orange bands across its back, climbs a plant stem

Nature's undertakers

Discover the brilliance of burying beetles with Dr Ellie Bladon, an evolutionary ecologist based in the Department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge.