Peter Thompson's Wildlife Blog

Peter catches up with an unusual 'whitebird', now thriving in his second winter.

Peter and members of the GWCT team enjoy an unforgettable day at the Knepp Castle estate in West Sussex.

Peter visits Silver Lapwing winner Annie Brown’s stunning farm, high up on the Sussex Downs.

Peter sets his moth trap and gets inundated with diamond-back moths.

Peter Thompson despairs of the quick headline-grabbing fixes and suggests that by working together we can create a practical, long-term vision of what can be achieved

Peter spends an interesting morning at Dagan James’s farm at Broughton in Hampshire, which happens to support a 250 water buffalo herd.

Peter comes across a very busy rabbit while out doing a bird survey one morning.

Pete learns more about the Scarlet malachite beetle Malachius aeneusis - a beautiful red and green insect found in only three counties in the UK.

Peter reports from a soggy Selborne as Liz Truss visits to see the great work of the Landscape Partnership.