Merlin has been trained to identify the songs of more than 1,300 bird species around the world ...

Nature expert Jack Morley explains holly’s connection to Christmas and why it’s an important plant for Irish wildlife.

Our native holly has a long history of pagan and Christian traditions. The Celts believed it would ward off evil spirits.

Our native holly has a long history of pagan and Christian traditions. The Celts believed it would ward off evil spirits.

Tim Reed, from the Friends of Holt Island Nature Reserve, explains the custom of embracing under the mistletoe – and reveals some ...

Wildlife seems to like it as much as we do, and if you’re patient, you can make like a mistle thrush and spread it around ...

University of Portsmouth provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Mistletoe is a richly symbolic winter plant with an unusual life cycle. With more than half of England’s traditional ...

Mistletoe is a richly symbolic winter plant with an unusual life cycle. With more than half of England’s traditional orchards lost since the mid-20th century, it would be easy to assume mistletoe is ...

Thrush is one of the most common infections in the world. It’s caused by the fungi Candida – specifically, the yeast Candida albicans. Although yeast infections are normally treated easily with ...