Lewis White
Recent articles by Lewis White
Wasp nests: how they make them and how to identify different species' nests
Find out how wasps make their nests and use our illustrated guide to identify different wasp and hornet nests.
Manta ray guide: how to identify, diet and where they live
Learn about the largest rays in the world with our essential guide to manta rays, including how to identify, how manta rays feed and where they live in the wild.
Wildlife of Hampstead Heath
Few cities offer the chance to swim with grebes and walk among falcons. Matthew Maran photographs London’s wildest gem.
A passion for puffins
Meet the puffins of Skomer Island, which have been photographed by the award-winning young wildlife photographer, Becky Bunce.
Wildlife living in Borneo’s cave systems
Emanuele Biggi and Francesco Tomasinelli went subterranean to get these amazing photos of species inhabiting the spectacular cave systems of Borneo.
Peregrine falcons nesting on a Chicago skyscraper
Photographer Luke Massey tells the amazing story of a pair of peregrine falcons nesting on a skyscraper in Chicago.
Conserving the Iberian lynx
Captive breeding and translocation are key to the ongoing effort to conserve the Iberian lynx, and have brought the species back from the brink of extinction.
Fins and flippers quiz
Test your knowledge with our quiz on fins (fish) and flippers (marine mammals and birds). Will you manage to score 100%?
Moths have a bad reputation despite ecological importance
74 per cent of the UK population has a negative opinion of moths.
Ban on some single-use plastics in England
In a bid to limit the amount of plastic pollution, the UK government is introducing new controls on single-use plastic items from 2020.
Bumblebees suffered in the extreme weather of 2018
2018 was a tough year for many of the UK’s 24 bumblebee species, according to a report by the Bumblebee Conservation Trust.
Orca Watch 2019 sees a high diversity of cetaceans
Many fantastic cetacean species were spotted during the annual orca event, which ran from 17–26 May.
Study reveals the benefits of feeding garden birds
The popularity of birdfeeders in gardens across the UK has helped increase the number of some bird species.
Quolls released on mainland Australia
The carnivorous marsupials have been released after going extinct from Australia in the 1960s.
How well do you know your UK deer species?
There are six species of deer which roam freely through the British countryside, but do you know the difference between a roe deer and a muntjac? Test you knowledge with out deer quiz.
7 fascinating facts about capercaillie
Discover some amazing facts about one of the UK's rarest birds
Lynx translocated to save endangered population
The translocations are part of the LIFE Lynx project to help increase the genetic pool of the lynx population in the Dinaric Mountains.
When is Equator from the Air on TV?
Taking to the skies in light aircraft, helicopters and even hot-air balloons, Gordon Buchanan provides us with a bird’s-eye view of life along the 40,000km course of the equator.
Dinosaur species changed locomotion as it grew
Scientists have discovered that an early dinosaur species moved on four limbs when born and on two as it grew, just like humans.
Bird species evolved flightlessness twice
Fossil evidence has revealed that the Aldabra rail, the last surviving native flightless bird in the Indian Ocean, lost the ability to fly not once, but twice, over a 20,000-year period.
Rescuers dig out fox in a hole
RSPCA rescue juvenile fox trapped in a hole underneath a tree in Norwich.
150th osprey chick hatches at Rutland Water Nature Reserve
The Rutland Osprey Project celebrated a major milestone and welcomed its 150th chick into the world.
‘Precious’ new species named after Gollum
A newly discovered species of snakehead fish has been named Aenigmachanna gollum after J.R.R. Tolkien's Gollum.
Climate change responsible for spread of frog disease
New research reveals the fatal spread of Ranavirus will increase if carbon emissions are not reduced.