Bird nests can vary from crude and simple to intricate ... Their tiny cup nests are made with small grass, moss and spider webs that give them an elastic quality and allow them to expand as ...

Kingfishers Bridge, a 300-acre (121-hectare) reserve between Wicken and Stretham, Cambridgeshire, went from having 2,000 ...

This is the adorable moment a mother bird was seen living a nest she made in a sock left out to dry. Homeowner Nicilin was about to remove the laundry from a drying rack outside her home when she ...

Twigs, grass, moss, lichen, rocks, and even paper may find their way into a bird’s nest. Some birds, however, choose to use one of nature’s greatest building materials: mud.

Excitement is soaring at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve after Cumbria Wildlife Trust confirmed the arrival of the first chick on a newly established osprey nest. The site near Witherslack is now home to ...

At 96, Patricia Bate still enjoys the garden she grew with her late husband Noel, but at her age she needs plants that look ...

The kakapo is a flightless parrot found only in New Zealand. Discover why this rare bird walks, climbs, and waddles instead of soaring.

Rare birds fledging their nest in the Peak District have launched the second week of television’s Springwatch coming live from the Longshaw estate.

They did not choose me. It felt like being at high school again when the two captains were choosing players for their teams ...

The abundance of wildlife in urban areas of Manchester is one of the best free shows in the region says Neal Keeling ...

Well, I keep learning through the Master Gardener Volunteer program how important bees are to our crops and gardens. So, I am ...

Strung across the North Atlantic, the 18 islands that form the Faroes are rich in folklore — this is a land where trolls lie ...