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BBC Wildlife Magazine, 27 Aug 2026

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BBC Wildlife is a British monthly magazine focused on wildlife, nature and conservation. First published in 1963, it offers expert insight and inspiring features for readers interested in the natural world and the protection of wildlife. The magazine is known for its stunning photography and informative articles covering animals, habitats and environmental issues from across the UK and around the world. It features expert-led content on conservation, biodiversity and ecological challenges, helping readers better understand the importance of protecting nature. Seasonal guides and species spotlights also encourage readers to engage more closely with wildlife in their everyday lives. BBC Wildlife includes interviews with conservationists, researchers and photographers, alongside practical advice for wildlife watching and nature-friendly living. Its accessible tone and educational approach make it appealing to both dedicated enthusiasts and casual readers with an interest in the outdoors. Available on PressReader, BBC Wildlife magazine delivers captivating stories, expert knowledge and breathtaking photography celebrating the natural world.

In This Edition

ArticleRemem­ber­ing comedian and nat­ur­al­ist Bill Oddie

When i heard the sad news of Bill Oddie’s death at the age of 85, I was trans­por­ted back to child­hood memor­ies of gig­gling uncon­trol­lably at him in 1970s TV com­edy show The Good­ies. Then, as I got older, I came to know him not just for his...

Remem­ber­ing comedian and nat­ur­al­ist Bill Oddie

ArticleBBC Inside Sci­ence

In the epis­ode Plank­ton’s Untapped Poten­tial, ocean­o­grapher Helen Czer­ski and plank­ton spe­cial­ist Vin­cent Dou­meizel talk about how the sea, and even the tini­est of life­forms in it, have the power to help us sur­vive in the future, if we...

BBC Inside Sci­ence

ArticleThis Nat­ural Life

Join broad­caster Martha Kear­ney and nature writer Patrick Barkham as they walk and talk in Fox­ley Wood, Nor­folk. It has been under­go­ing long-term res­tor­a­tion, and seven years ago saw the return of the purple emperor but­ter­fly, which had...

This Nat­ural Life

ArticleTHE COVER

Pho­to­grapher Pierre Bor­czuk cap­tured this image one winter morn­ing. “From Novem­ber to Feb­ru­ary, snowy owls, on their south­ern migra­tion, settle along the beach dunes of New Hamp­shire and Mas­sachu­setts,” he says. “Sun­rise was behind me...

THE COVER

ArticleNICK BAKER

“A tele­scop­ing, razor­sharp tube pierces the exo­skel­eton, deliv­er­ing a minus­cule single egg.”

NICK BAKER

ArticleMARK CARWARDINE

“The dragons dis­trib­ute the venom by rak­ing their shark-like teeth through their prey’s flesh.” Why the ‘dragon’ moniker? Komodo dragons are mon­itor liz­ards, but the name fit­tingly reflects their his­tor­ical repu­ta­tion. Early explorers...

MARK CARWARDINE

ArticleDAVID LINDO

“Pigeons may be part of the city’s fur­niture, but to a gos­hawk, they’re an all-you-can-eat buf­fet.” Ber­lin is the cap­ital of cool in Ger­many. And it has a secret side. Unbe­known to the cyc­lists, com­muters and park-goers, Euras­ian gos­hawks...

DAVID LINDO