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Work to protect adders, slow worms and lizards in Scots peatland
New shelters are being created at the site near Dumfries, using peat, tree material and brash.
July 13, 2026Rare floodplain meadow given to wildlife trust
Floodplain meadows are one of the rarest habitats in England, says the wildlife trust.
July 13, 2026Dune project aims to aid rare toads and beetles
Cumbria is one of the natterjack toad's last strongholds in Britain, a conservationist says.
July 13, 2026Viral squeaky frog now at risk of extinction
A squeaky frog that became an internet sensation is added to a global list of species at risk of extinction.
July 9, 2026Lynx reintroduction plans opposed by councillors
Northumberland County Council members oppose supporting any application to release lynx in the wild.
July 9, 2026'It felt a bit James Bond': The mission to reintroduce a lost insect
Species Recovery Trust hopes to reintroduce the New Forest cicadas not seen in UK since the 1990s.
July 9, 2026Restoration of river bank saltmarshes begins
Groundwork North East and Cumbria says the scheme will improve water quality and biodiversity
July 6, 2026Scientist dubbed The Bogfather is restoring peatland to fight climate change
A childhood fascination with bogs led one Welsh scientist to try and help save the planet.
July 3, 2026Thousands of fish killed in park pollution mystery
Dead eels, sticklebacks, gudgeon and stone loach were discovered in a stretch of the River Pool.
July 3, 2026Tears and celebrations as river 'wiggle' restored
The meander in the River Kemp has been restored in a project led by Severn Rivers Trust.
July 1, 2026Researchers find millions more insect species
Scientists estimate at least between 14 and 30 million insect species, not just six million.
June 30, 2026Academic finds diverse algae on Antarctic mission
The Bristol researcher discovers "surprisingly rich" microscopic communities on her three-month trip.
June 30, 2026Water vole volunteers 'get very excited by flattened poo'
Regular surveys of the River Meon show a successful reintroduction of water voles in Hampshire.
June 30, 2026'Lost' ant species reintroduced to woodland
Southern red wood ants are considered a keystone species, benefiting the ecosystems around them.
June 28, 2026Survey finds 'significantly more' ancient woodland
A wildlife trust says there are 50% more sites in Hertfordshire than previously recorded.
June 24, 2026More trees and nature spaces in council green plan
Bradford Council set out plans to increase tree canopy cover and create more nature reserves.
June 21, 2026Rare butterfly find drives conservation research
Gareth Tilley is credited as being the first to discover the elusive black hairstreak in Surrey.
June 14, 2026Calls to restore chalk grassland for rare insects
Buglife says the project aims to restore more than 30 hectares of the vital ecosystem.
June 13, 2026Four days of extreme rain killed 7% of world's rarest orangutans, study says
Climate change-induced weather events are pushing orangutan populations to extinction, says a study.
June 11, 2026'Worrying' pollution in Cotswolds river - volunteers
Volunteers record high phosphate and nitrate levels and call on the Environment Agency to investigate.
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Work to protect adders, slow worms and lizards in Scots peatland
Adders are a species which will benefit from upcoming renovations Adders, slow worms and common lizards will be the focus of protection efforts during a major peatland restoration project near Dumfri
Dune project aims to aid rare toads and beetles
Only a few thousand natterjack toads remain in the UK A three-year project to help boost sand dune-living rare beetle and toad numbers is to start later this year. Last week the government announce
Rare floodplain meadow given to wildlife trust
The six hectare (15-acre) meadow is to become the wildlife trust's 34th nature reserve in the county A rare floodplain meadow is to be restored into a wildflower-rich habitat after it was donated to
Lynx reintroduction plans opposed by councillors
The Eurasion Lynx has been extinct in Northumberland for about 1,000 years Plans to reintroduce lynx to some northern parts of England have been opposed by councillors. Northumberland County Council
Viral squeaky frog now at risk of extinction
The desert rain frog (Breviceps macrops) lives only in a narrow strip of coastal sand dunes in Namibia and South Africa A frog that became an internet sensation because of its trademark squeaky defen
'It felt a bit James Bond': The mission to reintroduce a lost insect
The New Forest cicada was last seen in the national park in the 1990s British conservationists have travelled to a French military base to bring a long-lost singing insect back to the UK. The Specie
Restoration of river bank saltmarshes begins
Saltmarshes are being restored along the River Tyne by an environmental charity Work to restore saltmarshes on the banks of the Tyne has started. Marshes will be created along a stretch of Newburn R
Scientist dubbed The Bogfather is restoring peatland to fight climate change
Dr Peter Jones says his passion for bogs began when he was just eight Dr Peter Jones has spent the past 30 years immersed - quite literally - in bogs, fens and wetlands, trying to help save the plane
Thousands of fish killed in park pollution mystery
Eels begin their life in the ocean, spend most of their lives in fresh inland water or brackish coastal water, before returning to the ocean to spawn and die A large number of fish died in an as-yet
Tears and celebrations as river 'wiggle' restored
Sophie Bloor from Severn Rivers Trust said there will be an "explosion" of nature in the new meander An 18-month-long project to "re-wiggle" a river after more than a century has been successfully co
Researchers find millions more insect species
Dr Robert Puschendorf used his expertise on the tropical rainforests of Costa Rica during the research New research has found the Earth has millions more insects species than previously thought. An
Water vole volunteers 'get very excited by flattened poo'
The River Meon in Hampshire is the most closely surveyed waterway in the country for water voles "We get very excited by flattened poo," is a sentence I was not expecting. Neither was I expecting to
Academic finds diverse algae on Antarctic mission
Emily Broadwell's findings shed light on how glacier ecosystems may respond to rising temperatures An academic has discovered "surprisingly rich" communities of microscopic algae in one of the most r
'Lost' ant species reintroduced to woodland
Southern red wood ants have disappeared from much of the Midlands, East and North A species of ant has been reintroduced to an area of Shropshire as part of a restoration project to support the healt
More trees and nature spaces in council green plan
A council has set out plans to increase tree canopy cover, create more nature reserves and provide more green spaces. Bradford Council said it was looking to increase tree canopy cover across the cit
Natural England Expands Chalk Grassland Restoration to Protect Rare Insects
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Conservation Initiative Aims to Restore Over 75 Acres of Endangered Chalk Grassland Habitat for Rare Insects
A major ecological restoration project is underway to revive more than 30 hectares (75 acres) of chalk grassland, one of Europe’s most threatened ecosystems that serves as critical habitat for numerou
First Black Hairstreak Butterfly Discovery in Surrey Sparks New Conservation Efforts
A groundbreaking wildlife discovery in Surrey has captured the attention of conservationists across the United Kingdom. Gareth Tilley has become the first person to document the presence of the black
4 Days of Rain Wiped Out 7% of Rarest Great Ape
A four-day deluge in Indonesia killed off 7% of an entire species of endangered great ape, a new study has found. Researchers say roughly 39 inches of rain fell as Cyclone Senyar hit Indonesia's North
World's Rarest Orangutans Pushed Closer to Extinction As 58 Were Killed After Four Days of Extreme Rain
Orangutan tapanuli (Pongo tapanuliensis): the world's rarest and most endangered orangutan population. Dimasmhd, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons One of the world's rarest orangutan populations h