Coral reefs are vibrant, teeming with life and, sadly, under threat. With Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef currently suffering its fifth mass bleaching event in eight years, attention has turned to global restoration projects aiming to preserve them....
In 2020, a Right to Roam campaign was founded by the writers Nick Hayes and Guy Shrubsole. Since then, it has organised a series of “mass trespasses”: on Dartmoor, in Cumbria, on the South Downs; on the 12,000-acre Berkshire estate of Lord Benyon, who was at the time the minister responsible for access to the countryside....
Paul Lister is proud of the work he has done in recent years to restore habitats and revive endangered species at his Alladale estate in the Scottish Highlands....
The names of our butterflies are so familiar now that it is easy to miss how strange they are. Some are baldly descriptive: there’s a large white (Pieris brassicae) and a small white (Pieris rapae); a large blue (Phengaris arion) and a small blue (Cupido minimus)....
Ministers are considering plans to weaken the UK’s carbon-cutting plans by allowing the unused portion of the last carbon budget to be carried over to the next period....
The Conservatives are poised to break another promise on the environment as a proposed ban on the sale of peat compost to gardeners looks likely to fail, i can reveal....
I’m on holiday for a fortnight now. Away with a group of friends at a chalet that one of them owns. Im overlooking the bay, the sea is beautiful and the weather is fine.
Im quite a bit over 30 - late 50s - and we have been doing this for just over half my life now.
This time, however, one of the friends isn’t here, since he is getting more and more reluctant to leave his house at all and has been since covid. Another isn’t here because he has just been in for an operation to remove a melanoma.
The effects of aging are definitely being quite prominent at the moment.
Britain’s first adder tunnels have been built to help the venomous reptiles cross the road, in a bid to boost their numbers after a decline in recent years....
A steady stream of stories about the shockingly poor state of Britain’s waterways has turned into a flood. In March, news that competitors in the Boat Race had been warned to stay out of the Thames due to sewage pollution travelled round the world. That the water industry is dysfunctional, and for years has enriched...
The plants are the favourite food of caterpillars of small pearl-bordered fritillary butterflies, and by planting more, it’s hoped to attract many more of the rare insects....
New figures released today by SCOTLAND: The Big Picture reveal how their expanding Northwoods Rewilding Network, which now includes over 70 farms, small estates and community lands, is committing an ever-greater area to nature restoration. The network’s land partners have all contributed by revitalising natural habitats,...
The saturated soil conditions predicted to result from increased rainfall in the UK’s upland regions could have a knock-on effect on the ambition to create more woodland in the fight against climate change, a new study has found....
Dramatic images show how coral reefs may become a reality on Welsh beaches (www.dailypost.co.uk)
Coral reefs are vibrant, teeming with life and, sadly, under threat. With Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef currently suffering its fifth mass bleaching event in eight years, attention has turned to global restoration projects aiming to preserve them....
Forestry sector urged to be vigilant for beetle signs in Scotland (www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk)
Forest industries in Scotland are being urged to be vigilant for the symptoms of the eight toothed spruce bark beetle or Ips typographus....
Right to roam: the battle to access England's green spaces (theweek.com)
In 2020, a Right to Roam campaign was founded by the writers Nick Hayes and Guy Shrubsole. Since then, it has organised a series of “mass trespasses”: on Dartmoor, in Cumbria, on the South Downs; on the 12,000-acre Berkshire estate of Lord Benyon, who was at the time the minister responsible for access to the countryside....
Slash red tape to kick-start expansion of forests, Tory MPs say (web.archive.org)
Ministers should slash red tape to make it easier to plant trees and kick-start a massive expansion of forests, Conservative MPs have said....
Firefighters spend six hours tackling huge blaze on Marsden Moor (www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk)
An investigation into the cause of a huge fire near Marsden Moor is to get underway after firefighters spent six grueling hours tackling the blaze....
Born to re-wild: Inside the battle to bring wolves and lynx back to Britain (inews.co.uk)
Paul Lister is proud of the work he has done in recent years to restore habitats and revive endangered species at his Alladale estate in the Scottish Highlands....
Thousands of migrating birds arrive on East Yorkshire coast (www.bbc.co.uk)
Thousands of migratory birds are returning to the Yorkshire coast across the Humber and at Blacktoft Sands, the RSPB said....
From the 'gatekeeper' to the 'Scotch argus', where did butterflies and moths get their strange names? - Country Life (www.countrylife.co.uk)
The names of our butterflies are so familiar now that it is easy to miss how strange they are. Some are baldly descriptive: there’s a large white (Pieris brassicae) and a small white (Pieris rapae); a large blue (Phengaris arion) and a small blue (Cupido minimus)....
Ministers consider making UK’s carbon targets easier to meet (www.theguardian.com)
Ministers are considering plans to weaken the UK’s carbon-cutting plans by allowing the unused portion of the last carbon budget to be carried over to the next period....
Tories poised to 'break another environmental promise' as hopes of peat ban fade (inews.co.uk)
The Conservatives are poised to break another promise on the environment as a proposed ban on the sale of peat compost to gardeners looks likely to fail, i can reveal....
[Kind of weekly thread] Men over 30, how is your week going?
Opening of northern Manx woodland a landmark day, charity says (www.bbc.co.uk)
The official opening of a woodland park in the north of the island has been heralded as a “landmark day” by the head of a conservation charity....
Cornwall Wildlife Trust to restore rainforest habitat (www.falmouthpacket.co.uk)
An appeal to raise funds for a long-lost Cornwall rainforest habitat to be restored to benefit wildlife has been launched....
"Great news" for wildlife and nature lovers as community group buys new nature reserve (www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk)
The purchase comes after a successful year-long fundraising campaign...
Wildlife experts predict tough breeding season for shorebirds on the Northumberland coast (www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk)
Endangered shorebirds on the Northumberland coast are facing a challenging breeding season....
Devon environmental scheme wins government funding (www.bbc.co.uk)
A project to improve the east Devon environment has won £750,000 of government funding....
Tunnel of love? Cautious adders get a helping hand in Berkshire (www.bbc.co.uk)
Britain’s first adder tunnels have been built to help the venomous reptiles cross the road, in a bid to boost their numbers after a decline in recent years....
Green Focus: Young people in the wildlife conservation movement (www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk)
IN the midst of the ecological crisis, wildlife conservation organisations in the UK need to embrace and encourage diversity in the movement....
Red squirrels: Island fights back invasion by their grey cousins (www.bbc.co.uk)
Island fights back grey squirrel invasion...
Carlisle Roman archaeological dig seeks volunteers (www.bbc.co.uk)
Volunteers are being sought for an archaeological dig looking to unearth Roman artefacts....
The Guardian view on Britain’s dirty waterways: a failure of industry and regulation | Editorial (www.theguardian.com)
A steady stream of stories about the shockingly poor state of Britain’s waterways has turned into a flood. In March, news that competitors in the Boat Race had been warned to stay out of the Thames due to sewage pollution travelled round the world. That the water industry is dysfunctional, and for years has enriched...
Mass planting to boost rare butterfly numbers in the Shropshire Hills (www.shropshirestar.com)
The plants are the favourite food of caterpillars of small pearl-bordered fritillary butterflies, and by planting more, it’s hoped to attract many more of the rare insects....
Rewilding Network, catalysed by farmers, celebrates results of joined up thinking | SCOTLAND: The Big Picture (www.scotlandbigpicture.com)
New figures released today by SCOTLAND: The Big Picture reveal how their expanding Northwoods Rewilding Network, which now includes over 70 farms, small estates and community lands, is committing an ever-greater area to nature restoration. The network’s land partners have all contributed by revitalising natural habitats,...
Saturated soils could impact survival of young trees planted to address climate change (www.plymouth.ac.uk)
The saturated soil conditions predicted to result from increased rainfall in the UK’s upland regions could have a knock-on effect on the ambition to create more woodland in the fight against climate change, a new study has found....
Rathlin Island: Ferret detecting dog protecting wildlife (www.bbc.co.uk)
A detection dog has joined the fight to save seabirds on Rathlin Island....