9+ hour, 10+ 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…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (504+ words) A grant of £453,115 will kickstart major restoration and access improvements at one of Norfolk’s largest and most ecologically important Broads. Norfolk Wildlife Trust (NWT) will use the funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to begin detailed planning for a…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (405+ words) A tree could be chopped down following complaints about birds defecating on graves. This follows concerns that birds using the Norway Maple at Magdalen Lawn Cemetery in Gorleston are causing a mess on nearby graves and headstones. Great Yarmouth Borough…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (419+ words) Seagulls in Great Yarmouth and nearby coastal towns and villages have been subjected to at least 15 deliberate attacks over the past decade, new figures show. Data released by Norfolk Police reveals incidents recorded between January 2016 and March this year in…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (284+ words) The last chance to spot a mysterious bird of prey that is making a quiet return to Norfolk is approaching. Renowned for being "very secretive", goshawks are still a "very rare" bird in the UK, according to the Norfolk Wildlife…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (215+ words) A puffin was discovered by a dog walker on a beach in Norfolk. Sonia Meachin, from Dereham, was walking her dog Ernie at Gorleston when she saw the small bird. "I just couldn't believe it," she said. "Her wings were…...

7+ mon, 3+ day ago  (378+ words) A new green strategy has been put in place in Norfolk to help advocate for the county's flora and fauna. Norfolk County Council's Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) sets out how everyone can work together to restore nature through planning…...

8+ mon, 1+ day ago  (245+ words) Here is how you could spot the mysterious, once nearly extinct bird of prey that is making a quiet return to Nelson's County. Reknowned for being "very secretive", goshawks are still a "very rare" bird in the UK, according to…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago  (307+ words) A charity has bought a hidden gem on the Norfolk Broads and plans to turn it into a new wildlife haven. Norfolk Wildlife Trust has purchased Sotshole Broad, located just south of Ranworth. The trust was offered the chance to…...

11+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1109+ words) Business is “buoyant” for Norfolk’s commercial boatbuilders despite the decline of the traditional wooden craft, one of the region’s largest builders has said. Goodchild Marine employs more than 40 staff at its boatbuilding yard at Burgh Castle Marina, on the Waveney....