Wildlife
The Beavers Are Back, and They Have Plans
Reintroduced to British rivers, these engineers are reshaping wetlands faster than anyone predicted.
Issue 214
Reading the week closely: culture, food, ideas and the wider world.
Nature Writer
Maeve keeps a bird diary, a very muddy dog and a four-decade habit of getting up too early.
17 stories
Reintroduced to British rivers, these engineers are reshaping wetlands faster than anyone predicted.
2 min read
Across Britain and Europe, the murmurations are starting again. Here is where to find the best ones.
2 min read
Urban foxes are changing physically and behaviourally, and scientists are watching evolution in real time.
2 min read
Cleaner rivers have brought these shy hunters back to towns that had not seen one in sixty years.
2 min read