Cancellation follows reports local estate owners were worried about predator’s impact on other birdsA pioneering project to return white-tailed eagles to Norfolk for the first time in 200 years has been cancelled at the last minute to the dismay of con…
‘It’s not as carbon-hungry’: UK’s largest sunlit vertical farm begins harvest
In a greenhouse in Worcestershire, Shockingly Fresh grows towers of leafy veg for supermarket shelvesThe largest naturally lit vertical farm in Britain has begun harvesting and the creators plan to build 40 more.It looks nothing like a traditional farm…
Sewage could leave Windermere lake ‘ecologically dead’
Campaigners say combination of waste from local plant as well as private septic tanks to blameWindermere could become “ecologically dead” because of the amount of sewage being pumped into its waters, campaigners have warned.Pictures show algal blooms a…
Animals ‘shapeshifting’ in response to climate crisis, research finds
Warm-blooded animals are changing beaks, legs and ears to adapt to hotter climate and better regulate temperatureAnimals are increasingly “shapeshifting” because of the climate crisis, researchers have said.Warm-blooded animals are changing their physi…
Guess who’s coming to dinner? Roadkill placed on ‘sky tables’ to lure rare birds of prey
Farmers are laying out carcasses to tempt vultures and eagles back to the UK countrysideWhen a griffon vulture last year graced the UK with its presence, awed birdwatchers from across the country gathered in the Derbyshire moors in the hope of catching…
Climate crisis: what can I do from the UK to help save the planet?
From joining local groups to pushing for change on a larger scale, there are ways for individuals in the UK to make an impactIt can feel a little futile to be rinsing plates and fiddling with metal straws while the world literally burns. Most of us are…
Norfolk’s rediscovered ‘ghost ponds’ offer up trove of long-lost plants
Rewilding projects reveal rare species preserved in buried ancient wetlandsThe fertile land of Norfolk is home to a host of stately homes, rare wildlife and more ponds than any other county. Now, estates in the area are trying to hunt down ancient “gho…