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Cumbria's Lowther estate to hold its first Nature festival
6+ hour, 44+ min ago (403+ words) It is hoped a nature festival, being held for the first time on an estate, will help "build bridges" with the local community, one of the organisers has said. The event, at Lowther Castle and Gardens and its wider estate…...
Calls to help restore Surrey's chalk grassland for rare insects
12+ hour, 8+ min ago (291+ words) A conservation charity is encouraging residents to help restore vital habitats in Surrey to create a "haven" for some of the UK's rarest insects. Buglife says the Chalk Lines project aims to restore more than 30 hectares (74 acres), roughly the size…...
New chicks hatched by Glaslyn osprey project
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (290+ words) Several new ospreys chicks have hatched in north Wales over the past fortnight, conservationists have announced. Osprey pair Elen and Teifi, in the Glaslyn Valley, in Gwynedd, have three new baby birds, as do their neighbours Blue and Aeron. Another…...
Four barn owls hatch in live-streamed nest at Devon estate
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (83+ words) BBC Four barn owls hatch in live-streamed nest Four owlets have hatched after hundreds of wildlife enthusiasts watched a barn owl incubate her eggs and her mate bring in food via a live stream. The National Trust set up a…...
The fight to end seals, dolphins and whales dying in fishing nets
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (13+ words) BBC...
Cornwall boat limits proposed as octopus surge hits shellfish
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (356+ words) Fishing boats capitalising on a boom in octopus catches could soon face strict limits, as fears grow for struggling crab and lobster stocks. The Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority said it was considering emergency rules to cap the size…...
Tigers are solitary big cats. .. Aren't they?
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (9+ words) BBC...
Magpie trapped in Godalming Sainsbury's superstore
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (383+ words) A magpie has gained notoriety on social media after getting trapped in a Sainsbury's supermarket, with managers battling for weeks to get the bird out. The supermarket has been unable to catch the magpie, which was first spotted in May,…...
Ducks bring six babies for refreshments at South Shields pub
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (290+ words) Two ducks who became regulars at a local pub have returned to their favourite watering hole with a brood of ducklings. Donald and Daisy have been popping in to Sinia's in South Shields for a bite to eat for the…...
Views sought on future plans for Alderney's waters
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (188+ words) People are being asked to help shape the future of Alderney's territorial waters. The States of Alderney has set out to draft the island's first Marine Spatial Plan (MSP) to help manage the approximately 570 sq miles (1476. 29 sq km) of marine…...