Final decision, and how we got there - Izzie Lizzie Busy Bee Book Title We gave ourselves a deadline: the final submission date to the...

Love them or loathe them, slugs and snails are here to stay - and a good job too as they are part of the ecosystem, cleaning up the...

We're all going on an...owl watch... join us as we follow progress of two barn owls if, fingers crossed, they return to their usual owl box.

Children love to spot the duck, or whoever is hiding within the illustrations. So we plan to develop this, and are deliberating on who...

Thistles for lunch!

How much is there to know about lichen? Lichens are a fascinating subject of the natural world to the extent that many people, artists...

First stages of creating a book cover So how do you get from A to B when first designing a book cover for a children's nature book? What...

Our book is about the work that honey bees do for us. The honey bees that go out collecting food and water are all female worker bees. ...

Planting for wildlife There is much talk about populating our gardens and countryside with plants to support pollinating insects and we...

Author feedback by Valerie Rhenius on where her ideas come from for writing a children's nature book about bees and other country wildlife.

This week we take a glimpse at moss! Spring is coming and moss takes on a new life in the form of building material for bird's nests!

Native trees are thought to have been growing in Britain for about twelve thousand years; naturalised trees are more recent additions

Flowers growing in the garden and bee clearance flight in February. Japanese honeysuckle, the green hellebore, rosemary and snowdrops.

Our nature book for children about bees includes other wildlife such as woodpeckers, which are a threat to bee hives at the end of winter.

An update on the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch; bluetits, grey tits and long-tailed tits, blackbirds, thrushes, robins, wrens and even pheasants

Such a delight to see, the first sign that spring is on its way. Snowdrops are showing their pretty bonnets, inviting the bees to visit.

First rough sketch illustration for a new bee book: map of the honey bee's local landscape.

Claire Murthy reveals her few first thoughts on getting started and preparing to write a children's book about nature with Valerie Rhenius.

A new nature book for children: a honey bee, surrounding countryside forage, honey & hive products. January bee flowers: winter aconites.