2+ day, 1+ min ago   (508+ words) The biggest single-day ram sale in Europe is set to take place in the Scottish Borders despite disease restrictions imposed on much of neighbouring Dumfries and Galloway after cases of bluetongue were detected. More than 4,300 rams across 17 breeds will go…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (632+ words) The increasing chances of more severe storms could put the South's seagrass meadows at risk. Work to recover the precious habitat at sites such as Studland Bay in Dorset has seen encouraging signs of species, including seahorses, returning. But potential…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (435+ words) A farm that was turned into a nature reserve 20 years ago has become a 'safe haven' for a rare bird, according to a conservation charity. Winterbourne Downs nature reserve, near Salisbury in Wiltshire, was created by the RSPB in 2006 to…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (347+ words) Conservationists are celebrating the fledging of eight wild-born red-billed chough chicks in Kent. The birds were born a year after the first wild chick to fledge since the species was reintroduced to the county in 2023. Eight captive-reared choughs were released…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (112+ words) Dog walkers and cargo ship workers were among those to see a spectacular sunrise show near Tynemouth beach, while BBC Weather Watchers were out in Redcar and Roker. Dawn opened up over the horizon at North Tyneside at 06:21 BST, as…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (552+ words) A nature reserve tucked away on the Broads and home to some of Norfolk's most threatened wildlife is celebrating 50 years. Strumpshaw Fen covers 450 hectares (1,112 acres) of diverse wetland — the equivalent of 630 football pitches. Reserves manager Helen Deavin said the site…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (239+ words) The public is being asked to report sightings of a six-banded armadillo named Stanley on the loose in East Sussex. The mammal escaped from Animal Magic, a company based near Hailsham that organises school visits and birthday parties. Sightings have…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (408+ words) Conservationists are hopeful that two bonding beavers who were released into the wild earlier in 2026 could help to strengthen the population of the creatures. The beavers, which live on the Holnicote Estate, Exmoor, Somerset, were captured on trail cameras grooming…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (406+ words) A charity is backing a campaign calling for stronger legal protection for seals, saying human disturbance is harming their health and welfare. The Seal Research Trust, based in Cornwall, has backed calls from the UK Seal Alliance to make the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (661+ words) Conservationists trying to reintroduce the corncrake to Yorkshire say they're "very hopeful" the rare bird could once again flourish in the county. Over the summer, a number of captivity-reared corncrakes have been released into the wild as part of the…...