Heathland is one of our most threatened wildlife habitats: they are wide, open spaces where gorse, bracken, heathers and grasses grow, and birch and pine trees are often dotted around.

For wildlife watchers summer is when insect life is most abundant. It is the best time to get to know moths, dragonflies, crickets, grasshoppers, beetles and all our other amazing minibeasts!

From birds you hear singing in the park to bees you might spot buzzing around the playground - read our identify UK wildlife guides to work out what's what!

There is plenty of wildlife to see in autumn. This is a time of nature's plenty, with a wonderful hedgerow harvest of blackberries, rose hips, crab apples, hazelnuts and seeds. Have a look at our top autumn wildlife.

We've got some great stuff for Watch leaders, children, teachers and parents alike. Take a look at our colouring-in sheets, wall charts, posters, wordsearches, how-to-guides and much more!

Learn amazing wildlife facts, read nature stories and hear from like-minded people. Take a look at our blogs and find out about some really weird wildlife near you...

The craggy, rock faces of our mountain peaks are some of the wildest and most spectacular landscapes in the UK. Moving from the peak, down the slope you may discover heather moorland, bogs and windswept woodland.

Built up areas and gardens might seem unlikely places for finding wildlife. But maybe surprisingly they can provide homes for some of our most amazing wildlife, from city peregrines to urban otters!

Wherever you live, there are so many weird and wonderful wild creatures to discover.

An extract from Dara McAnulty’s new book, A Wild Child’s Book of Birds