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Stop mowing the lawn – and five more ways to save Britain’s ‘charming’ and ‘polite’ gatekeeper butterflies
16+ hour, 17+ min ago (441+ words) Conservation can be hard work. But not when it comes to helping these little orange and brown beautiesYou've almost certainly seen gatekeeper butterflies, even if you don't know them by name. The gatekeeper is, says naturalist and butterfly enthusiast Matthew…...
I thought my pigeon curse was lifting. Then it took a darker turn | Adrian Chiles
17+ hour, 16+ min ago (244+ words) The feathered devils have been looking at me funny all year. And just when I thought my torment might be over, I went round to Mum's and had a terrible shock That "pigeon stops play" incident came in our match…...
Thousands of seabirds dying on western Europe’s coasts
22+ hour, 11+ min ago (173+ words) Puffins, guillemots and razorbills are being washed up dead or dying on Europe's Atlantic coast in what scientists call a "wreck' Thousands of seabirds " mostly puffins, but also many guillemots and razorbills " are being washed up dead or dying on…...
Country diary: Our patch of snowdrops is part of the family | Mark Cocker
1+ week, 5+ day ago (252+ words) Buxton, Derbyshire: Their "parents" were planted 50 years ago by my wonderful late mother. Yet we all have a connection to these uplifting flowers Country diary: Our patch of snowdrops is part of the family Buxton, Derbyshire: Their "parents" were planted…...
‘It’s a matter of time before a farmer is seriously injured’: on the trail of hare coursers in Wiltshire
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1113+ words) Police show the Guardian around hotspots for a rural crime that has links to international gangs " and is on the rise A cold, bright afternoon in the Vale of Pewsey and a couple of brown hares were nibbling away in…...
Country diary: Return to ‘bitey horse field’ – this time with a plan | Derek Niemann
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (396+ words) Country diary: Return to "bitey horse field" " this time with a plan | Derek Niemann'The Guardian Country diary: Return to "bitey horse field" " this time with a plan Frome, Somerset: A small patch of land, leased by the council, will be…...
Butterflies crossing oceans, moths navigating by the stars: unravelling the mysteries of insect migrations
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (1122+ words) Trillions of insects embark, largely unnoticed, on epic journeys every year across mountain ranges, deserts and seas, and it is only now, as their numbers suffer huge declines, that scientists are tracking their movements On a cloudless sunny day in…...
Queensland to continue to allow farmers to shoot flying foxes after revoking ban on controversial practice
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (587+ words) Conservationists and scientists criticise state for backtracking and say alternative non-lethal methods such as netting are more effective The Queensland government has backtracked on plans to end the shooting of flying foxes from July 2026, continuing a practice wildlife advocates and…...
Australia’s environment minister wants to ban fishers and drillers from more ocean – and avoid a culture war
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (656+ words) Conservationists hope Murray Watt's review of national marine parks will "right the wrongs' of previous downgrade of protection The federal environment minister, Murray Watt, has pledged to put an extra half a million square kilometres of Australia's ocean out of…...
A total hoot! Beautiful birds – in pictures
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (56+ words) From fluffy owlets to rosy-hued flamingos, Claire Rosen's portraits of live birds took her on a journey that touched on colonialism, wallpaper design " and chickens Continue reading... From fluffy owlets to rosy-hued flamingos, Claire Rosen's portraits of live birds took…...