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Anna Ford, a nature-loving mum who blogs about her family's adventures with allergies, talks about the impacts that everyday wildlife has on her family. The benefits of being a wild child We turned to nature for the physical health benefits – but never expected the mental health ones. My youngest child was six months old when, after a terrifying dash to A&E, he was diagnosed with multiple severe food allergies. It was an event which had a big impact on our everyday lives – affecting where and how we shop for food, where we sent him to nursery, how we...

We've got our feathered friends to thank for the beautiful soundtracks of our parks and gardens. Learn to tell apart some of the most common and distinct UK bird song with our easy guide. Birds use song during mating season to attract mates as well as using it as a tool to defend their territories. Take a listen to some of the most familiar songs below.   Follow the link below to find out more: Identify bird song

We are now in early summer and after a spell of hot weather and some rain things are growing fast! Have you been admiring the different coloured flowers popping up everywhere? Wildflowers are generally considered to be plants that grew without being planted by anyone - though this term is also used to refer to flowers which are wildlife-friendly, like the wildflower seeds you planted during 30 Days Wild. So this could be anything from a wild meadow to a plant growing in a crack in the pavement outside your house, or a beautiful patch of wildflowers in your garden. Spotter sheet...