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Spring chicks

In hedgerows and on trees and cliff ledges across the country, the eggs of wild birds are hatching and new chicks are emerging – trembling, hungry and vulnerable. How do baby birds survive?

Blackthorn beauty

As March turns to April, millions of tiny blooms spring from the spiny shrubs in our hedgerows, covering their dark stems in creamy white blossom. Adele Brand writes in praise of the unsung but resilient blackthorn

The cyber farm

In our previous issue, we looked at how farming could soon be transformed by technology, including drones and robots. Jess Stevenson introduces 12 of these coming innovations

Make your garden a wild haven

Fearful of the decline of wildlife in the wider countryside, Colin Stafford-Johnson did everything he could to make his plot a home for nature. At the start of the gardening year, he reveals simple steps to make a difference – and how these will bring you lasting joy

Save the Easter bunny

Baby rabbits nibbling at meadow edges make endearing scenes across lowland Britain, or they did until recent years. Our rabbit population is under threat – so much so that conservationists are building ‘hotels’ to protect the species, reports Amy-Jane Beer