A report I read recently said that slugs and snails are set to be extra problematic this summer due to the mild, damp winter, which meant that they kept growing and reproducing when a dry, cold spell ...

For conservation biologist Tolga Aktas, a walk through the city is an opportunity to observe different species of pigeon. His favourite is the wood pigeon, which is the UK’s most widespread and common ...

The European wood pigeon helped me appreciate its omnipresent city cousins. By Ben Crair If familiarity breeds contempt, then no wild animal has made itself more loathsome to humanity than the city ...

THE recently issued sixth bulletin on wood pigeon studies being organized from the British Trust for Ornithology at Oxford contains some interesting observations of agricultural importance. The ...

1. Pesticides applied to seeds before sowing may present a high risk to seed-eating birds. Some of these chemicals are highly toxic but are avoided by captive birds in laboratory tests. However, ...

“Traditional dishes such as this have survived the centuries for good reason,” says head chef Oliver Gladwin.“We serve it very simply as a sharing plate with some tender salad leaves and the cooking ...