1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (858+ words) A tiny snail found in only one lake in the UK has been dubbed as precious as an Egyptian artefact as conservationists bid to save it. Several British zoos are setting up so-called ark populations of the glutinous snail, one…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (369+ words) Naturalist Steve Backshall and Lost Gardens of Heligan co-founder Sir Tim Smit have called for more "greenlightenment" to put nature education at the heart of school curriculums. It comes as the government has been consulting on a new natural history…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (218+ words) Douglas Head has been formally designated a Conservation Area by the Manx government. It follows years of campaigning by local historians and two public consultations, the most recent of which found 92% support for the move. While the designation does not…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (455+ words) Conservationists have released more than two dozen turtle doves in the South Downs National Park in a bid to help the species, which is on the brink of extinction in the UK, to recover. The dove, famous for its place…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (497+ words) Puffin numbers in one of the UK's largest colonies have suffered after a drop in food supplies and extreme weather conditions, conservationists have warned. NatureScot said the number of burrows occupied by the seabirds on the Isle of May in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (661+ words) Conservationists trying to reintroduce the corncrake to Yorkshire say they're "very hopeful" the rare bird could once again flourish in the county. Over the summer, a number of captivity-reared corncrakes have been released into the wild as part of the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (485+ words) The foundations of a 15th Century hunting lodge in Sheffield have been revealed thanks to the recent months of hot, dry weather. The first record of the lodge on the site of Manor Park, a medieval deer park, dates back to…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (195+ words) After back-to-back home defeats by Leeds to begin his reign, this was a huge step forward for Glasner's Forest. It was a performance typified by the endeavours of Williams at wing-back, superb defensively while still providing a threat going forward....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (80+ words) BBC Watch: Beaver kits spotted at nature reserve Motion-activated camera footage has revealed two beaver kits at a nature reserve, believed to be the first born in the wild in Norfolk for 500 years. Pensthorpe Natural Park, near Fakenham, became home…...