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American painted lady butterflies set up home on Isles of Scilly
Steady smattering of sightings of rare migrant on St Mary’s, after last year’s first sighting in Cornwall since 1876
Patrick Barkham
30, Nov, 2023 @6:00 AM
Solar panels pull medieval King’s College chapel into climate crisis era
Installation of more than 400 panels opposed by Historic England is seen as ‘clarion call for change’ by college
Patrick Barkham
29, Nov, 2023 @12:01 AM
‘They give us better options for preserving nature’: Ed Yong on revealing the hidden lives of animals
The Pulitzer-winning author, who has just won the Royal Society science book prize for An Immense World, reveals how radical empathy uncovers the forces that have driven evolution and teaches us new ways to engage
Patrick Barkham
24, Nov, 2023 @2:00 PM
East Anglian Fens were covered in yew trees 4,000 years ago, study finds
‘Bog oak’ study finds more than 400 well preserved yews, which could help solve mystery of historic rapid sea level rise
Patrick Barkham
24, Nov, 2023 @6:00 AM
Illegal bird of prey killings fall to lowest level in decade, but ‘true figure may be far higher’
RSPB says figures distorted by failure to examine raptors caught in avian flu outbreak for signs of shooting or poisoning
Patrick Barkham
24, Nov, 2023 @12:01 AM
More than half of UK and Ireland seabirds in decline, census finds
Species populations falling, with some decreasing due to loss of habitat and less food availability
Patrick Barkham
16, Nov, 2023 @6:00 AM
Hazel dormice becoming endangered in UK amid 70% decline, study says
Species now extinct in 20 counties in England due to loss of woodland scrub and milder winters
Patrick Barkham
10, Nov, 2023 @8:00 AM
Walk the walk: the app mapping 140,000 miles of public right of way
Community-based, Slow Ways has verified 60% of a network of pedestrian-friendly routes across Great Britain
Patrick Barkham
03, Nov, 2023 @3:00 PM
‘Even pigeons look amazing’: the multicoloured magic of a biofluorescent nature walk
Unlike many animals, humans can’t see biofluorescence unaided – but with a UV torch, a night stroll looks very different
Patrick Barkham
27, Oct, 2023 @11:00 AM
Ancient pear tree comes back to life after being felled to make way for HS2
Beloved tree in Cubbington, thought over 250 years old, is regrowing from transplanted stump and its cutting offspring are also thriving
Patrick Barkham
26, Oct, 2023 @12:00 PM
Scottish whale watchers’ photos used to gain insights into animals’ habits
Images taken by public reveal insights into threatened minke whales, including finding the most attention-seeking whale
Patrick Barkham
26, Oct, 2023 @5:00 AM
Hope endangered corncrake can be saved as numbers increase in Scotland
Conservationists optimistic turning point reached in effort to prevent red-listed bird from extinction in Britain
Patrick Barkham
25, Oct, 2023 @4:13 PM
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