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A Year in British Nature
Every month, something worth noticing. Every post, a reason to go outside.
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Latest from Field Notes: MAY 2026
May · Wildlife
Do you have a thing for bats?
May evenings are warm enough and long enough to watch them. Here's which species to look for and where to find them.
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May · Wildlife
The Midnight Garden
You already know what happens in your garden during the day. You have no idea what happens after dark. May is the best month to find out.
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May · Nature
Reading a Hedgerow
A hedgerow in May is one of the most information-dense things in the British countryside. Here's what you're actually looking at.
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Latest from Field Notes: JUNE 2026
June · Wildlife
Eight Legs, No Apologies
There are 680 species of spider in the UK and none of them want anything to do with you. A field guide to the ones you'll actually meet, and why your brain is lying to you about all of it.
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June · Outdoors
The Trig Hunter's Field Guide
There are 6,500 concrete pillars on the high points of Britain. Some people are trying to find all of them. Here's why, and how to start.
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June · Nature
The Longest Day
On the 21st of June the light doesn't want to leave. Five thousand years ago people felt it so strongly they built something to mark it. It's still standing.
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Latest from Field Notes: JULY 2026
July · Water
Wild Swimming Doesn't Mean the Coast
Some of the best wild swimming in the country has nothing to do with the sea. Where to find it inland, why people keep going back, and the swimmers already doing it.
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July · Wildlife
July Is When You're Most Likely to Meet One
Britain's only venomous snake has a reputation it hasn't earned. Here's a fair hearing for the adder.
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July · Wildlife
There's No Such Thing as Flying Ant Day
It isn't a day, it's a season. The real science behind the swarm, the weather that triggers it, and an honest look at the drunk seagull story.
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Latest from Field Notes: AUGUST 2026
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