As a self-professed nature nerd, I’ve become accustomed to common names for plants being misleading. Rose of Sharon, for instance, is not a rose but a hibiscus. It follows that names for animals may ...

The robin is regularly crowned the UK's favourite bird. With its inquisitive nature and unmistakable red breast, it's a familiar and welcome sight on garden fences and along country paths. But how ...

Wondering why robins never visit your feeder? Their natural feeding habits hold the answer, according to bird experts.

The red, red robin really is bob, bob, bobbing along. Numbers of robin redbreasts have risen 50 per cent in recent decades, and are now the sixth most-seen bird species in UK gardens. While they are ...

A bird bath or shallow dish with water will also help robins stay hydrated throughout the nesting season. Equip your garden ...

13:36, Thu, Dec 4, 2025 Updated: 08:24, Sun, Dec 7, 2025 Unlike foxes and cats, robins are a welcome sight in British gardens. With much of the natural world in hibernation, seeing these delightful ...

Pigeons stripping your bird feeders and lawn? See how a simple garden pinwheel and a few shiny scraps send them elsewhere ...

In early March, UK robins face a hungry gap just as they start nesting. Place one simple fruit in the right spot and they may ...

The European robin and Turtle dove have had their genetic codes sequenced and assembled for the first time by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators. The genomes, ...