BBC Wildlife Magazine - October 2022

In this issue

Hidden Britain
Nick Baker on the cunning baby ant-eating tactics of the larvae of a parasitic hoverfly.

Wildlife Artist of the Year
A selection of exceptional paintings, prints, drawings and more, winners of the renowned competition.

The marvels popping up beneath our feet
Stunning close-up photographs of strange but beautiful fungi and slime moulds..

GILLIAN BURKE

“Yes, you can plant a tree, but will it survive and thrive?”

3 mins

JUMP AROUND - SPAWNING SALMON

Get settled by the water’s edge and marvel at fish bravely leaping homewards to reproduce

3 mins

MARK CARWARDINE

“Hare coursing is a serious problem in many rural areas”

3 mins

BABY LOVE : MICRODON HOVERFLY

Clever adaptations allow the larvae of this parasitic hoverfly to happily munch on ant grubs undetected

2 mins

Return to the FROZEN PLANET

Over a decade since Frozen Planet first aired on the BBC, the series is back, offering extraordinary new footage of life in the most extreme environments on Earth

9 mins

ART FOR CHANGE

Enjoy works from the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation Wildlife Artist of the Year competition, in association with BBC Wildlife

3 mins

ROOM FOR A LITTLE ONE?

The once ubiquitous house sparrow has suffered a drastic decline. It’s time to step in and lend our small and charming neighbours a helping hand.

7 mins

RISE & SHINE

Strange but beautiful fungi and slime moulds are popping up beneath our feet. It's time to slow down and marvel at a magical techicolour show.

3 mins

“Nature is not a luxury; it is a necessity and a basic human right”

Learning disabilities should not be a barrier to the wild

8 mins

PARTY IN THE PARK

Feeding the coatis has led to a population explosion in one Brazilian city

8 mins

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BBC Wildlife Magazine is a monthly magazine about wildlife, operated and published by Immediate Media Company. It was launched in January 1963 as Animals Magazine, edited by filmmaker Armand Denis.

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