A bold new idea plans to show every child in Britain the beauty of our national parks; the Fens are being rewilded, but not everybody is happy about it; and take a look at Britain's finest sheds.
In an extract from her book My Scotland, crime writer Val McDermid revisits Assynt in Sutherland and the magic of the Hermit’s Castle, perched on rocks above the sea.
Celebrations are underway for the centenary of the Forestry Commission, which was created in September 1919 in a bid to promote forestry and woodland across the country.
In today's news round-up we bring you great news for butterflies, and take a look inside a cat hotel that looks plusher than many places we've stayed in.
It is hoped the reintroduction of ponds across the country will boost wildlife and regerminate seeds which have lied dormant for hundreds of years.
Moss is fascinating, ancient and bizarre, and grows so slowly — an inch per quarter of a century — as to make glaciers look positively speedy. Ian Morton finds out more.
Beekeepers and DEFRA are asking the public to report sightings of the invasive Asian hornet, which is a massive threat for British pollinators
Forestry England has predicted an impressive display of autumn colours that will start now and continue through to mid-November.
Scientists have found white owls are superior in their hunting ability to their darker counterparts.
Approaching seals can seriously harm the animals and distress them so much that that they react by biting.
A brand new breeding population of freshwater pearl mussels has been discovered in an undisclosed location in the River Spey in Scotland, which is excellent news for the health of the river.
Winning photos and honorable mentions were selected from 2,253 entrants from all over the United States, Washington D.C. and 10 Canadian provinces and territories to appreciate the wonder of birds and the places they inhabit. See the favourites below.
The little tern has been in serious decline, but 2019 has seen a welcome boost for the species.
‘Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower,’ wrote Hans Christian Andersen. Jay Griffiths explores their emotional pull.
Fakenham sugar beet grower Robert Hambidge added 'a few more' seeds to his mix and ended up with a vast expanse of sunflowers
It’s 200 years since Keats penned ‘Ode to a Nightningale’, but this otherwise drab bird’s rich, sorrowful song is worth listening out for says John Lewis-Stempel.
Seagulls begging for food are the scourge of many a day at the British seaside — and where there is a problem, there is a team of researchers trying to find a solution. And the team at Exeter University looking into the seagull problem have come up with a plan that simply needs steely resolve and an even-steelier-glare.
A chance reading of George Orwell brought John Lewis-Stempel to the realisation that he'd neglected his own ponds. He explains how he has been inspired to change that.
