56+ min ago  (350+ words) Conservationists are awaiting the return of the first pair of ospreys to breed on England's south coast for 180 years. Male osprey 022 and female CJ7 have nested at Careys Secret Garden near Wareham, Dorset, since 2022. The pair are expected to return from…...

2+ hour, 23+ min ago  (318+ words) A wildlife park has announced the "exciting addition" of three Humboldt penguins. The male trio arrived at Birdland Park and Gardens in Bourton-on-the-Water in Gloucestershire as part of a programme to strengthen conservation efforts. The species, which is native to…...

17+ hour, 31+ min ago  (321+ words) The first puffins have returned to their nesting grounds on the East Yorkshire coast, the RSPB has said. Dozens of the seabirds have landed on the chalk cliffs at the charity's reserve at Bempton. The centre is home to the…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (387+ words) Pine martens are a rare enough sight these days but one of the elusive creatures has taken up residence at the home of the Northern Ireland Assembly in Belfast. As part of a conservation project, nocturnal cameras have been set…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (401+ words) Two tawny owls have been rehabilitated and returned to the wild after falling down a chimney into a house in Surrey. The pair had to be rescued in late January after the property's owners awoke to find one sleeping on…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (343+ words) The Scottish government says it has provided an additional "20,000 to pay for culling greylag geese in North and South Uist in the Western Isles. Thousands of greylag geese feed on machair, which are coastal meadows also used for growing crops…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (323+ words) The cost of cutting down three healthy trees will be at least "175,000, including a compensation payment to a homeowner, according to a councillor. Despite campaigns against the felling, three lime trees were removed on Trelawney Road in Falmouth, Cornwall, due…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (347+ words) More needs to be done to improve the biodiversity of an area of Guernsey after planning permission was given to create a quarry there, objectors have said. Planning permission at Chouet was approved with conditions in October 2022 with work to…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (282+ words) The exhibition will be held at the Chapter House from 23 to 29 March and will explore the relationship between the cathedral and the birds, a spokesperson for Lincoln Cathedral said. Visitors will also be able to watch live webcam footage from…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (648+ words) It's the size of 168 football pitches and " if utilised correctly " could provide the perfect place for threatened species to thrive once more. But, for hundreds of years, a 296-acre (120-hectare) plot of former arable farmland in The Fens has been…...