Nature

My week as a Krøyer’s deep-sea anglerfish

Each week Simon Barnes hears what the last seven days has been like for a member of the animal kingdom

Worries about winter diminish by the day: my week as a jay

Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom

In our national parks sewage flows

Underfunded, over-farmed and politically sidelined, Britain’s most treasured landscapes need more than protection

The dropping that proves rhinos are rising again

Black rhinos were all but eradicated from Zambia’s Luangwa valley by poachers. But now extinction is being reversed

The baby terror of the savannah: my week as a gregarious antlion

Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom

Call off the dogs – my week as a pheasant

Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom

Family, food and sex: my week as a lion

Each week Simon Barnes hears what the last seven days has been like for a member of the animal kingdom

My week as a vespillo burying beetle

Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom

My week as an Eleonora’s falcon

Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom

My week as a marmalade hoverfly

‘Keep away, I’m dangerous, my stripes exclaim. But I’m no wasp’ – Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom

‘We don’t need no sivilizing’: my week as an American alligator

Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom

My week as a crane

After a 500-year absence, we're dancing our way back into Britain

Why wellies, worms and birdsong are vital to children’s mental health

Exposure to nature offers numerous benefits, but not every child has access to green spaces. The Zoological Society of London is campaigning for all schools to be able to offer outdoor learning experiences

The evolutionary biologist with her own dramatic story

The presenter of a breathtaking series about our 300,000-year history shares some life lessons of her own

I dig therefore I am: my week as a badger

Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the last seven days has been like for a member of the animal kingdom

I may be a born killer, but I’ll never leave mum: my week as a resident orca

Simon Barnes: my week as a tsetse fly

Each week Simon Barnes hears what the last seven days has been like for a member of the animal kingdom

‘Life as a creative genius is no bed of roses’ – my week as a nightingale

Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the last seven days has been like for a member of the animal kingdom