Results are in for an innovative study into the feeding habits of one of the UK’s best loved seabirds, the Puffin. Published in the journal Avian Conservation and Ecology, this ground-breaking citizen science project, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, invited members of the public, the ‘Puffarazzi’, to...
The UK’s first urban beavers were introduced into a west London nature reserve back in October. The family of five are part of a project that aims to get the public to engage with nature, to study biodiversity improvements and to monitor flood mitigation effects. Seven months on, how is it faring?...
The swallowtail, Britain’s biggest butterfly, last year had its worst summer since scientific counting began in 1976. What followed was potentially more catastrophic: the deepest and longest winter floods in living memory across the Norfolk Broads, which is the only place where this spectacular insect still breeds....
The latest survey of the UK’s resident Eurasian Woodcock population has shown that numbers are still declining overall, albeit at a slower rate than before....
In my 20s I lived in Manchester, on the sixth floor of a block of council flats just off the A57, or Mancunian (Mancy) Way. A short walk from Manchester Piccadilly station and the city centre, it was grey, noisy and built up. I loved every piece of it – my first stab at adulthood, at living on my own. I painted my bedroom...
South Cumbria has enjoyed several wildlife success stories, from the successful breeding of Ospreys at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve to the thriving seal population at Walney Island....
When Russell Brand and Bear Grylls took a dip at Henley-on-Thames in late April for Brand’s much-vaunted baptism, let’s hope for their sake that the water was first tested for E.coli. British waterways are rife with the harmful bacteria, along with other nasties, and for the thousands of keen outdoor swimmers diving into the...
Conservation groups say they are “thrilled” to have been given a grant of £1.2m to help them reintroduce pine martens to woodland in the south west of England....
They’re both fairly unappealing and just a bit whiffy: thick, toxic algal blooms that increasingly clog Scotland’s lochs and rivers and smelly mountains of sewage sludge....
A ban on peat compost and the reintroduction of beavers are among some of the environmental pledges the Tories failed to fulfil ahead of July’s general election....
The Tree Council welcomes the passing of UK Government legislation to protect hedgerows in England, including a cutting ban between March and the end of August....
A9 central reservation is in a better state than surrounding hills (www.woodlandtrust.org.uk)
A central reservation of one of Scotland’s busiest roads, the A9, is in a more natural state than the surrounding hills....
Third Poole Harbour osprey chick hatches (www.bbc.co.uk)
A third osprey chick has hatched for the only breeding pair on England’s south coast....
Beachgoers amazed by large washed-up spider crab in north Wales (www.bbc.co.uk)
A couple have said they were “fascinated” to find a large washed-up crab on a north Wales beach....
Crowd-sourced photos provide vital data for new Puffin study (www.rspb.org.uk)
Results are in for an innovative study into the feeding habits of one of the UK’s best loved seabirds, the Puffin. Published in the journal Avian Conservation and Ecology, this ground-breaking citizen science project, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, invited members of the public, the ‘Puffarazzi’, to...
The Big Paddle Cleanup 2024 - Clear Access Clear Waters (clearaccessclearwaters.org.uk)
The Big Paddle Cleanup is returning for two weeks to continue our mission to improve precious blue places....
Rare toads to be featured in popular BBC nature show Rare amphibians to star on Springwatch in Dorset (www.dorsetecho.co.uk)
RARE amphibians are featured in the next episode of Springwatch, broadcasting live from a popular Dorset beauty spot....
Ealing beavers: Dams, canals - and perhaps babies (www.bbc.co.uk)
The UK’s first urban beavers were introduced into a west London nature reserve back in October. The family of five are part of a project that aims to get the public to engage with nature, to study biodiversity improvements and to monitor flood mitigation effects. Seven months on, how is it faring?...
Butterflywatch: swallowtail emerges again in Norfolk despite winter floods (www.theguardian.com)
The swallowtail, Britain’s biggest butterfly, last year had its worst summer since scientific counting began in 1976. What followed was potentially more catastrophic: the deepest and longest winter floods in living memory across the Norfolk Broads, which is the only place where this spectacular insect still breeds....
Woodcock still declining in UK, survey reveals (www.birdguides.com)
The latest survey of the UK’s resident Eurasian Woodcock population has shown that numbers are still declining overall, albeit at a slower rate than before....
RSPB ‘over the moon’ at progress of huge reedbed project at quarry site (www.independent.co.uk)
A huge project to create one of the biggest reedbeds in the UK at a quarry site is more than half complete....
Chichester: Council agrees funding for river restoration projects (www.bbc.co.uk)
Funding has been agreed for three river restoration projects in West Sussex....
Where the wild things are: the untapped potential of our gardens, parks and balconies (www.theguardian.com)
In my 20s I lived in Manchester, on the sixth floor of a block of council flats just off the A57, or Mancunian (Mancy) Way. A short walk from Manchester Piccadilly station and the city centre, it was grey, noisy and built up. I loved every piece of it – my first stab at adulthood, at living on my own. I painted my bedroom...
South Cumbria: Six important nature projects you may not have heard of (www.nwemail.co.uk)
South Cumbria has enjoyed several wildlife success stories, from the successful breeding of Ospreys at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve to the thriving seal population at Walney Island....
Funding to drive green improvements across Cornish landscape (www.cornish-times.co.uk)
A National Highways-funded green initiative to protect and enhance biodiversity alongside the A30 in Cornwall has just completed....
Taking the plunge: The real health risks of swimming in Britain’s rivers (archive.ph)
When Russell Brand and Bear Grylls took a dip at Henley-on-Thames in late April for Brand’s much-vaunted baptism, let’s hope for their sake that the water was first tested for E.coli. British waterways are rife with the harmful bacteria, along with other nasties, and for the thousands of keen outdoor swimmers diving into the...
Exmoor and Dartmoor pine marten project receives funding boost (www.bbc.co.uk)
Conservation groups say they are “thrilled” to have been given a grant of £1.2m to help them reintroduce pine martens to woodland in the south west of England....
National Trust to plant 20,000 trees at Ardress House in Portadown (www.irishnews.com)
The National Trust plans to plant 20,000 native trees at a Co Armagh historic home in a bid to help introduce wildlife corridors in the area....
Big Butterfly Count (bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org)
Help us take nature’s pulse by joining the Big Butterfly Count....
£5 million project to restore much-loved Northumberland coastline set to get underway (www.chroniclelive.co.uk)
A multi-million pound project to remove historic industrial waste from a popular Northumbrian beach is set to get under way....
Scotland's lochs and rivers: cleaning them up with human sewage (www.heraldscotland.com)
They’re both fairly unappealing and just a bit whiffy: thick, toxic algal blooms that increasingly clog Scotland’s lochs and rivers and smelly mountains of sewage sludge....
The Tories' failed environmental pledges, from peat compost bans to beavers (inews.co.uk)
A ban on peat compost and the reintroduction of beavers are among some of the environmental pledges the Tories failed to fulfil ahead of July’s general election....
Hedgerow protections passed into law before Parliament dissolves - The Tree Council (treecouncil.org.uk)
The Tree Council welcomes the passing of UK Government legislation to protect hedgerows in England, including a cutting ban between March and the end of August....
Invasive Chinese mitten crab species in Conwy Estuary (www.northwaleschronicle.co.uk)
THE only species of crab that can be found in UK freshwaters has been found in the Conwy Estuary....
Seahorse find in Poole was one of biggest ever recorded - expert (www.bbc.co.uk)
A large seahorse found off the Dorset coast is one of the biggest ever recorded, experts have said....