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Great Bedwyn School pupils get up close to birds of prey | The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (199+ words) Pupils at Great Bedwyn School were given the chance to meet a hawk, an owl, and more during a special end-of-term bird of prey display. The event took place at Great Bedwyn School following a school assembly led by Reverend…...
Around 700,000 specimens to be digitised in project to document biodiversity
22+ hour, 1+ min ago (679+ words) Digital records of around 700,000 specimens held in Scotland’s natural science collections are to be created in a digitisation project that will help unlock “critical information” about biodiversity. More than 250,000 insects from National Museums Scotland (NMS) and 388,000 herbarium specimens from the…...
Poll has crowned Wiltshire's favourite butterfly
1+ week, 2+ day ago (446+ words) Wiltshire has crowned the Brimstone its favourite butterfly following a recent poll. Now, Butterfly Conservation is encouraging people across the county to join the Big Butterfly Count, a survey running from July 17 to August 9. The charity hopes this enthusiasm can…...
Longleat welcomes new arrival of rare giraffe Stanley | The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (266+ words) A new arrival is bringing fresh hope to one of the world's rarest giraffe subspecies. Stanley, a young Nubian giraffe, is settling in at Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire as part of an international breeding programme. Classified as critically endangered,…...
Cuckoos spotted all over town
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (157+ words) Cuckoos have been popping up all over the Malmesbury area this year. The Malmesbury and District Natural History Society shared that people have reported hearing cuckoos all over the region. A map shared by the society marks red dots for…...
Hundreds restore iconic white horse landmark in Wiltshire
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (257+ words) Well over 100 people helped give an iconic white horse in Wiltshire a new and improved look. More than 130 volunteers turned out on Saturday, May 23, to clean up and re-chalk the Cherhill White Horse. The historic landmark, located near the Lansdowne…...
MP: Ecosystem collapse poses direct threat to national security
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (497+ words) Ecosystem collapse poses a direct threat to UK national security comparable to terrorism - that was the message to Parliament from MP Roz Savage in the King's Speech debate. The South Cotswolds MP, whose constituency straddles the Wiltshire / Gloucestershire border, quoted…...
Cotswold attraction marks Endangered Species Day with conservation efforts
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (428+ words) Conservation is taking centre stage as the world marks Endangered Species Day. Birdland Park and Gardens in Bourton-on-the-Water is highlighting its vital role in protecting some of the world’s most at-risk birds, from endangered penguins to ibis once lost from…...
Natural history society installs new barn owl nesting boxes
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (198+ words) A natural history society welcomed the arrival of two new Barn Owl nesting boxes. In the Dauntsey area, the Malmesbury and District Natural History Society (MDNHS) put up the boxes this week as part of the Raptor Project. So far,…...
Family leads habitat restoration project to bring back rare native creatures
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (387+ words) A farming family is leading a major habitat restoration project. The scheme, based in south Wiltshire, aims to restore nature while keeping their land productive. The focus of the project is the return of the rare Duke of Burgundy butterfly,…...