A rare dragonfly looks set to have a very successful breeding season at Drumburgh Moss Nature Reserve. At the start of our survey season, we found that 328 dragonflies had already emerged. That’s half of the total from the whole of last year’s season....
Trees increased by around 25% at Invereshie and Inshriach NNR between 2017 and 2023 through natural regeneration, aided by deer management undertaken by Cairngorms Connect deer stalkers.
Woodland at Beinn Eighe NNR has increased by 41% since it was designated as the UK’s first NNR in 1951, through a combination of tree planting, natural regeneration and sustainable deer management
More than 200 hectares of peatland has been restored on the mountainside at Ben Wyvis NNR as part of landscape-scale habitat restoration stretching from summit to sea.
Sewage has been pumped into a brook running through a picturesque village on the edge of the Chiltern Hills for nearly a week, The Independent can reveal....
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....
Where I live it’s also a matter of timing. The local farmer cuts his hedges at the same time each year. That just happens to coincide with the berries coming out in the autumn and the flowers coming out in the spring. If he just waited a few more weeks the birds and insects would be a lot happier.
Our Riverlands project to revive a stretch of precious chalk stream that inspired poets and painters has been completed, marking the culmination of six-years of work led by the National Trust. Approximately ten kilometres of the Upper Bure in Norfolk have been carefully restored in a bid to bring back its gin-clear waters,...
The Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP), the UK’s largest marine rewilding project, celebrates three years of seabed protection in Sussex today on the International Day of Biological Diversity....
Signs of recovery are now slowly but clearly emerging. Mussel beds, some the size of football pitches have been reported by divers; fishermen have reported increased diversity of fish species in their catches and research indicates increases in Black Sea Bream and Lobster populations.
Broader adoption of keeping cats safe at home would have large benefits for cat welfare, human health, local wildlife and even the economy. So, should cat owners be required to keep their pets contained to their property?...
Rare dragonfly thrives after successful restoration of peatbogs | Cumbria Wildlife Trust (www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk)
A rare dragonfly looks set to have a very successful breeding season at Drumburgh Moss Nature Reserve. At the start of our survey season, we found that 328 dragonflies had already emerged. That’s half of the total from the whole of last year’s season....
Photography study reveals nature recovery (www.nature.scot)
A long-term photography study has revealed the scale of nature restoration at National Nature Reserves (NNRs) across the Highlands....
Bid to transform Salisbury Broken Bridges land into nature reserve (www.bbc.co.uk)
A former farm could be transformed into a nature reserve, if a public appeal for funds succeeds....
Sewage pumped into river in picturesque Chilterns village for five consecutive days (www.independent.co.uk)
Sewage has been pumped into a brook running through a picturesque village on the edge of the Chiltern Hills for nearly a week, The Independent can reveal....
Flawless logic (lemmy.world)
Heathcliff without Heathcliff 5/29/2024 (lemmy.world)
Humanity’s survival is still within our grasp – just. But only if we take these radical steps | David King (www.theguardian.com)
£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....
Log Rule (slrpnk.net)
Trigger-happy councils mowing down our spring flowers? There’s a better way to do things | Phineas Harper (www.theguardian.com)
Hoad's Wood: Environment Agency ordered to clear waste (www.bbc.co.uk)
The Environment Agency has been ordered by the government to clear thousands of tonnes of illegally dumped waste from a Kent woodland....
River Bure chalk stream restoration Norfolk (www.nationaltrust.org.uk)
Our Riverlands project to revive a stretch of precious chalk stream that inspired poets and painters has been completed, marking the culmination of six-years of work led by the National Trust. Approximately ten kilometres of the Upper Bure in Norfolk have been carefully restored in a bid to bring back its gin-clear waters,...
Ska rule (i.ibb.co)
Glimmers of hope for recovery of Sussex sea forests (sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk)
The Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (SKRP), the UK’s largest marine rewilding project, celebrates three years of seabed protection in Sussex today on the International Day of Biological Diversity....
Smoke Weiners Everyday! (lemmy.world)
If its not Baroque dont fix it (lemmy.world)
UK governments announce ban on wet wipes containing plastic (www.circularonline.co.uk)
The UK government and devolved administrations are set to ban the supply and sale of wet wipes containing plastic.
Keeping pet cats indoors would save millions of native animals and billions of dollars. So what's stopping us? (www.abc.net.au)
Broader adoption of keeping cats safe at home would have large benefits for cat welfare, human health, local wildlife and even the economy. So, should cat owners be required to keep their pets contained to their property?...
TIL one of the oldest TV shows was simply called "Sea Stories" on the BBC, featuring Royal Navy Commander A.B. Campbell describing the personalities and places he had seen. No known footage exists. (en.wikipedia.org)
aired from 1936-1937. if anyone has a copy pls lemme know
Aptera secures capital to bring full production online, closing crowdfunding in June (aptera.us)
It is a strange looking vehicle, but there are a lot of things I like about the company’s philosophy and approach.
Uh oh the new AC character is woke (lemmy.world)
Nvm that Yasuke was a real person.