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Simon Barnes
‘Truth lies in what you can touch’: my week as a hazel dormouse

Sun 19 Jul 2026

‘Truth lies in what you can touch’: my week as a hazel dormouse
Katherine Cowles
Michael and Clare Morpurgo: ‘I’ve seen it probably a thousand times – their eyes widen. It’s a momen

Sun 19 Jul 2026

Michael and Clare Morpurgo: ‘I’ve seen it probably a thousand times – their eyes widen. It’s a momen
Jemma Neville
Books of the century

Sat 18 Jul 2026

Books of the century
The 20 books to read this summer

Sat 18 Jul 2026

The 20 books to read this summer
Stephanie Merritt
How to read a landscape

Sat 18 Jul 2026

How to read a landscape
Sam Mumford
Yoga teacher becomes first to cross melting Icelandic glacier

Mon 13 Jul 2026

Yoga teacher becomes first to cross melting Icelandic glacier
Sarah Hall
Sarah Hall: ‘I often go down a wormhole on the significance of the number six’

Mon 13 Jul 2026

Sarah Hall: ‘I often go down a wormhole on the significance of the number six’
Simon Barnes
‘Let the mind drift while the body stays still’: my week as a giant clam

Sun 12 Jul 2026

‘Let the mind drift while the body stays still’: my week as a giant clam
Jade Cuttle
Elizabeth-Jane Burnett’s novel of human violence and natural wonder

Sun 12 Jul 2026

Elizabeth-Jane Burnett’s novel of human violence and natural wonder
Rupert Neate
The Jurassic perk of being super-rich: your very own dinosaur

Sun 12 Jul 2026

The Jurassic perk of being super-rich: your very own dinosaur
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
A journey in wild time

Sat 11 Jul 2026

A journey in wild time
Charlotte Mendelson
Life and near-death in the pond of despair

Thu 9 Jul 2026

Life and near-death in the pond of despair
Tara Joshi
The grid: the beauty of moths

Sat 4 Jul 2026

The grid: the beauty of moths
Simon Barnes
My week as a hobby

Thu 2 Jul 2026

My week as a hobby
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Crowded lanes, murky water – but the lido was the only place to be as the Earth turned

Sun 28 Jun 2026

Crowded lanes, murky water – but the lido was the only place to be as the Earth turned
Hayley Myers
‘Red clover, butterflies, cuckoos, curlews and swallows are all around’: Helen Rebanks

Sat 27 Jun 2026

‘Red clover, butterflies, cuckoos, curlews and swallows are all around’: Helen Rebanks
Killian Fox
In Togetherness, Rowan Hooper celebrates nature’s brilliant double acts

Sat 27 Jun 2026

In Togetherness, Rowan Hooper celebrates nature’s brilliant double acts
Simon Barnes
My week as a spotted hyena

Wed 24 Jun 2026

My week as a spotted hyena
Simon Barnes
My week as a banded archerfish

Sun 21 Jun 2026

My week as a banded archerfish
Simon Barnes
How swifts taught me to fly

Sun 21 Jun 2026

How swifts taught me to fly
James Tapper
Don’t fear the flood, say bulrush farmers in radical rethink of land management

Mon 15 Jun 2026

Don’t fear the flood, say bulrush farmers in radical rethink of land management
Simon Barnes
My week as a thick-legged flower beetle

Sun 14 Jun 2026

My week as a thick-legged flower beetle
Patrick Kidd
Alan Hale: a name written in the stars with his co-discovery of Comet Hale-Bopp

Sun 14 Jun 2026

Alan Hale: a name written in the stars with his co-discovery of Comet Hale-Bopp
Jeevan Vasagar
An El Niño ‘Godzilla’ is coming, and global food supplies could be in danger

Sun 14 Jun 2026

An El Niño ‘Godzilla’ is coming, and global food supplies could be in danger
Jessy Parker Humphreys
‘You get the bug!’: Parkrun – the event that got the world running 5km

Sun 14 Jun 2026

‘You get the bug!’: Parkrun – the event that got the world running 5km
Tomé Morrissy-Swan
Lib Dems are the only real green party in Britain, says Tim Farron

Sat 13 Jun 2026

Lib Dems are the only real green party in Britain, says Tim Farron
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Time and Water, The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford, I Am Frankelda

Sat 13 Jun 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Time and Water, The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford, I Am Frankelda
Fred Harter
An octopus surge is reshaping England’s coastal waters

Wed 10 Jun 2026

An octopus surge is reshaping England’s coastal waters
Simon Barnes
My week as a flat-headed cat

Sun 7 Jun 2026

My week as a flat-headed cat
Hayley Myers
‘Watching people’s behaviour change in summer is fascinating’: Anissa Helou

Sat 6 Jun 2026

‘Watching people’s behaviour change in summer is fascinating’: Anissa Helou
Melissa Denes
The Danish butterfly-spotter tracking down a natural high

Fri 5 Jun 2026

The Danish butterfly-spotter tracking down a natural high
James Tapper
Drones used to reseed area of Peak District hit by ash dieback

Sun 31 May 2026

Drones used to reseed area of Peak District hit by ash dieback
Hayley Myers
‘St James’s Park is a haven amid the craziness of my Westminster job’: Cathy Newman

Sat 30 May 2026

‘St James’s Park is a haven amid the craziness of my Westminster job’: Cathy Newman
Simon Barnes
My week as a swallow

Thu 28 May 2026

My week as a swallow
Simon Barnes
My week as a Grote’s bertholdia moth

Sun 24 May 2026

My week as a Grote’s bertholdia moth
Donna Ferguson
Chelsea flower show’s Australian garden to put down roots in London park

Sat 23 May 2026

Chelsea flower show’s Australian garden to put down roots in London park
Simon Barnes
My week as a common pipistrelle

Sun 17 May 2026

My week as a common pipistrelle
Hayley Maitland
The blooming celebrity of florist Hamish Powell

Sat 16 May 2026

The blooming celebrity of florist Hamish Powell
Vanessa Thorpe
A royal tribute fitting for Attenborough... from Camilla’s dog Moley

Sun 10 May 2026

A royal tribute fitting for Attenborough... from Camilla’s dog Moley
Simon Barnes
My week as a foureye butterflyfish

Wed 6 May 2026

My week as a foureye butterflyfish
My gorilla encounter left me overwhelmed with a feeling of extraordinary privilege

Sun 3 May 2026

My gorilla encounter left me overwhelmed with a feeling of extraordinary privilege
Simon Barnes
One hundred years of Attenborough, the man who taught me what love is

Sun 3 May 2026

One hundred years of Attenborough, the man who taught me what love is
James Tapper
How magnets and a mini trapeze could help save Britain’s bees

Sun 3 May 2026

How magnets and a mini trapeze could help save Britain’s bees
Simon Barnes
My week as a bar-headed goose

Sun 3 May 2026

My week as a bar-headed goose
Simon Barnes
My week as a giant panda

Wed 15 Apr 2026

My week as a giant panda
Simon Barnes
‘We can live on the gum in a book of stamps’: my week as an oriental cockroach

Sat 11 Apr 2026

‘We can live on the gum in a book of stamps’: my week as an oriental cockroach
Simon Barnes
My week as a brown hare

Sat 4 Apr 2026

My week as a brown hare
Simon Barnes
The return of the ‘birds of heaven’

Sun 29 Mar 2026

The return of the ‘birds of heaven’
Simon Barnes
My week as a Venus’s flower basket

Wed 25 Mar 2026

My week as a Venus’s flower basket
Blooms of joy: daffodils are here at last

Tue 24 Mar 2026

Blooms of joy: daffodils are here at last
Luke Barley
The five trees that made Britain

Wed 18 Mar 2026

The five trees that made Britain
Simon Barnes
My week as a marsh harrier

Mon 2 Mar 2026

My week as a marsh harrier
Donna Ferguson
Otter is Cambridge University’s latest furry fresher

Sat 14 Feb 2026

Otter is Cambridge University’s latest furry fresher
James Tapper
Fifty shades of drey: how a scheme to sterilise grey squirrels turned them pink

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Fifty shades of drey: how a scheme to sterilise grey squirrels turned them pink
Simon Barnes
My week as a bolas spider

Tue 20 Jan 2026

My week as a bolas spider
The Missing Book | The Walkers Ep7

41 mins • S1, E7

The Missing Book  | The Walkers Ep7
Simon Barnes
My week as a grey whale

Mon 12 Jan 2026

My week as a grey whale
Simon Barnes
My week as an adder

Tue 6 Jan 2026

My week as an adder
Simon Barnes
My week as a Hercules beetle

Tue 30 Dec 2025

My week as a Hercules beetle
Simon Barnes
My week as an impala

Mon 22 Dec 2025

My week as an impala
Simon Barnes
My week as a robin

Tue 16 Dec 2025

My week as a robin
Simon Barnes
My week as a tawny owl

Mon 8 Dec 2025

My week as a tawny owl
James Tapper
Conservation projects abandoned as rich countries retreat from climate fight

Wed 12 Nov 2025

Conservation projects abandoned as rich countries retreat from climate fight
Tara Joshi
The grid: Brendan Barry’s floral fascination

Sun 9 Nov 2025

The grid: Brendan Barry’s floral fascination
Killian Fox
The big picture: Sitaram Raul’s bats in flight

Sat 25 Oct 2025

The big picture: Sitaram Raul’s bats in flight
Simon Barnes
My week as a Krøyer’s deep-sea anglerfish

Tue 21 Oct 2025

My week as a Krøyer’s deep-sea anglerfish
Simon Barnes
Worries about winter diminish by the day: my week as a jay

Wed 15 Oct 2025

Worries about winter diminish by the day: my week as a jay
Martha Gill
In our national parks sewage flows

Fri 10 Oct 2025

In our national parks sewage flows
Simon Barnes
The dropping that proves rhinos are rising again

Sat 4 Oct 2025

The dropping that proves rhinos are rising again
Simon Barnes
My week as an antlion

Fri 3 Oct 2025

My week as an antlion
Call off the dogs – my week as a pheasant

Wed 24 Sept 2025

Call off the dogs – my week as a pheasant
Simon Barnes
My week as a lion

Fri 12 Sept 2025

My week as a lion
Simon Barnes
My week as a vespillo burying beetle

Thu 4 Sept 2025

My week as a vespillo burying beetle
Simon Barnes
My week as an Eleonora’s falcon

Thu 28 Aug 2025

My week as an Eleonora’s falcon
Simon Barnes
My week as a marmalade hoverfly

Wed 13 Aug 2025

My week as a marmalade hoverfly
Simon Barnes
My week as an American alligator

Fri 8 Aug 2025

My week as an American alligator
Simon Barnes
My week as a crane

Tue 29 Jul 2025

My week as a crane
Matthew Gould
Why wellies, worms and birdsong are vital to children’s mental health

Sat 19 Jul 2025

Why wellies, worms and birdsong are vital to children’s mental health
Eva Wiseman
The evolutionary biologist with her own dramatic story

Fri 4 Jul 2025

The evolutionary biologist with her own dramatic story

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