There’s something peculiarly satisfying about assembling flat-pack furniture, even if it’s for a robin. From balcony bee hotels to windowsill tomato vines, nature-inspired DIYs are wildly popular ...

When summer temperatures rise, backyard birds can face life-threatening conditions inside their nesting boxes. The small wooden shelters might seem like they have plenty of insulation for ...

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To help these hardworking birds care for their young, experts are urging bird lovers to enhance their feeders with high-energy, protein-rich foods. Sean McMenemy, garden wildlife expert and founder of ...

Nesting boxes have been put up around a borough to try and help swifts thrive. North Tyneside Council has installed 28 boxes to try and tackle the birds' depleting numbers. The swift population in the ...

A bird box has been installed on top of a historic church in order to create a nesting space for one of the world's fastest animals. The wooden structure has been placed on the roof of Saint Laurence ...

Inmates at Dumfries prison have been building bird nesting boxes to help bolster the population of common swifts in the region. It is part of the Save our Swifts campaign which is being launched by ...