“My children are not part of any cycling lobby”: Residents hit out at council after emails show officials disregarding locals’ opposition to removal of LTN as “concerted response from cyclists”
A bearded vulture that flew through the UK 4 years ago - the second ever record for the UK - has been identified by DNA from her feathers as Flysch-Vigo, who hatched in 2019 in the French Alps, and was seen in the Swiss Alps in 2023, again identified by her feathers
I love how we can track birds now, through gps loggers or by testing the dna on feathers they leave behind. Remembering the Pfeilstorch - how we first found evidence of bird migration: an unfortunate White Stork arrived one Spring in Germany with an African spear through its neck
neonicotinoid pesticides - you know, the ones that kill all the bees - are the ingredient in your dog's spot-on flea treatment, and can have catastrophic impact on invertebrates where your dog goes for a swim
me: "have you contacted the airfield for permission to fly drone in their restricted zone?"
colleague "Oh you don't have to, there's a warning on the drone but you can just click OK and carry on flying"
Why do Olympic curling stones cost so much? A trip to Ailsa Craig with Kays of Scotland, who have the only licence to cut the rock, quarrying the granite, and then transporting it to Newton Stewart for working into Curling Stones