Gardens 'vital' for UK bumblebees
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Gardens are vital habitats for nesting bumblebees, a study suggests.
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Conservationists celebrate a successful summer for a rare butterfly, which went extinct in the UK in 1979.
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Whether you've got a few minutes or a day to spare, here are the essential jobs for your plot this week   ERICACEOUS plants such as rhododendron, azalea and enkianthus  that have finished their flowering should receive a fertiliser boost to keep soil vibrant.
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Landscape corridors encourage biological diversity, at least with plants, a new study shows.
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By TOBY MUSGRAVE The TV Gardener  CARING for wildlife is really about a mindset as much as doing practical things.   So why not get into the swing of things now, so that come next spring you are fully wildlife aware.
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Mystery ailment hits colonies worldwide British beekeepers are viewing the forthcoming opening of their hives with a certain amount of anxiety; unsure if their colonies have survived the winter.â¦
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The volunteers tote a butterfly net, binoculars and field guides around the Miami Metrozoo grounds, scanning the plants and flowers for fluttering wings. But they aren't searching for a rare species or collecting specimens for display &#151; they're counting butterflies for the Florida Butterfly Monitoring Network, then leaving the insects to continue their zigzagging flights through the humid air.
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A vulnerable British bird has experienced an extraordinary population revival, figures have shown.
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Kingston moves to contain flying rat menace The council of Kingston in Surrey is to carry out a "humane cull" of pigeons in the town's Memorial Gardens, the Surrey Comet reports.â¦
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By JAMES YOO, STAFF WRITER  West Milford has its parks and lakes, Ringwood its manors and garden, and Bloomingdale a historic Revolutionary War hill and a state forest.  Officials say it makes sense  and hopefully cents  to promote ecotourism regionally.
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British ecologists say conservation strategies focused on maximizing species richness might be missing the evolutionary potential of an area.
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The RSPB asks residents across the UK to take part in their annual Big Garden Birdwatch.
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By BOB HAYWOOD  A QUIET revolution among the birds and the bees is changing the face of wildlife in the Midlands.   This year's blazing hot summer - against a background of global warming - has brought exotic new species to the region which have not been seen for centuries, or ever.
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The decline of domesticated bees threatens North America's food supply. Some researchers believe original wild bee species could come to the rescue.
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A ladybird described as one of the most invasive species could threaten a variety of insects in the UK, an expert says.
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Life & style: When the most delicious berries are fresh off your own plants, why bother with the supermarket variety, asks Sue Stickland.
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Insects in the UK are less common than many of us think, a simple test by birdlovers suggests.