Blog: Species

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House sparrow © Amy Lewis

The humble house sparrow

Tom Hibbert, birdwatcher and content officer for The Wildlife Trusts, takes a closer look at one of the UK’s most familiar birds.

Giant House Spider

Living with spiders

Every autumn, headlines warn about spiders invading our homes. But what’s the real story with our eight-legged neighbours?

A close up of a bright red mushroom with a white stem and white spots on the cap. A perfect fairytale toadstool. With another smaller mushroom just behind it and surrounded by vibrant orange leaves on the woodland floor.

The secret world of fungi

What do you think of when you hear the word fungi? For some thoughts might turn to mouth-watering mushrooms, carefully foraged from a supermarket shelf. For others it might conjure images of fairy…