Polly Atkin. Polly is a writer and poet who lives in the Lake District. Her new book, The Company of Owls (Elliott & Thompson, £16.99), is out now. pollyatkin.com ...

The world's biggest slug is a forest beast the size of a frying pan – with an enormous appendage to match – and swings from trees to mate ...

Will Newton is a freelance science writer with a passion for all things prehistoric, from dinosaurs to Ice Age humans. He is also a PhD student at the University of Manchester, where he studies ...

Dr Emily Joáchim is a conservationist and bird ringer whose PhD was on little owls. She is the founder of the UK Little Owl Project, which is dedicated to UK little owl research and conservation and ...

Beki Hooper Writer. Beki has a PhD in cognitive evolution and a double master's degree in evolutionary biology. She writes about human and animal evolutionary biology, genetics and genomics, ...

Roland Hilgartner Primatologist, photographer and author. Roland specialises in tropical wildlife and primates, with a focus on conservation. See more of his work on Instagram: @roland_hilgartner.

The BBC's Natural History Unit has produced captured some of the most dazzling footage of wildlife from around the globe. We've chosen some of the best wildlife documentaries currently available to ...

Rebecca Gibson is a wildlife writer and photographer based in Scotland. She enjoys encouraging others to connect to the natural world on her blog. Rebecca has contributed to publications including BBC ...

Amy May Holt Writer. Amy is a writer on a mission to change people’s perspective of nature. She aims to engage, educate and inspire the public to care about complex conservation issues.

Established in 1954, the Mammal Society is a charity that promotes science-led mammal conservation to preserve these charismatic species for future generations. As the only society focused on all of ...

Melissa Hobson, doing business as The Ocean Writer Ltd., is a marine science and conservation writer based in Hastings. She has written about the ocean for outlets including BBC Wildlife, BBC ...

The Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is the most prestigious of its kind. Chair of the jury, and former BBC Wildlife editor, Roz Kidman Cox reveals what makes an ...