1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (557+ words) Pigeons have been leaving a town's High Street looking dirty and efforts to deter the birds from congregating have failed, a mayor has said. Declan Craggs, the mayor of Diss, Norfolk, said Diss Town Council has tried using ultrasonic sound…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (174+ words) The National Trust warns species are on the brink of extinction in a valley of Eryri - Snowdonia - National Park. Science presenter Caroline Steel talks us through some of her favourite weird and whacky tongues from the Animal Kingdom. Once alleged…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (288+ words) A unique hoard of artefacts depicting prehistoric life has received one of the highest honours available to museums in England. The Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery's prehistoric exhibits were among nine collections recently awarded designated status by Arts Council England....

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (557+ words) Supporters of a plan to reintroduce beavers to a county say they could help landscapes become more resilient to drought and climate change. Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and Forestry England are surveying different parts of the county to assess their suitability…...

4+ day, 4+ 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, 23+ hour ago   (18+ words) BBC Catch up with Ludwig Series 2 on BBC iPlayer....

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (23+ words) BBC Gabby Logan on growing up in Coventry - with Jimmy Hill's dog...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (311+ words) About 7,500 acres of peatland is to be restored following the £9m purchase of an area close to Kielder Forest, the buyer has said. Emblehope Estate in Northumberland has been bought by a group called Restore, which said it wants to re-wet…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (339+ words) The results of a year-long research project are expected to reveal more about Guernsey's wild ferret population than ever, project leaders have said. Using money from the government's Strategy for Nature fund, La Société Guernesiaise has been tracking the animals…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (536+ words) A self-confessed "Fen Tiger" has described how his 1930s Fenland childhood involved collecting rainwater to drink and mostly living off the land. Don Bradshaw, 96, grew up in a farming family and spent his formative years in the village of Manea, Cambridgeshire,…...