As a wave of recent rhetoric from UK Government sends shockwaves across a nature-loving nation, it would seem that the new Labour administration is trying out a populist, anti-scientific stance on ...

A focus on restoring nature in 2025 could help solve a raft of problems facing UK Government - from the economy, to floods ...

Faced with costly climate breakdown, UK businesses can’t afford to wait for more stringent government regulations to reach 30 by 30 (protecting and connecting 30% of the UK's land and sea for nature ...

With black-and-yellow markings, the hornet mimic hoverfly looks like its namesake, but is harmless to us. This mimicry helps to protect it from predators while it searches for nectar. At almost 2cm ...

Charles Rothschild had founded the Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves (SPNR - now The Wildlife Trusts) in May 1912, with the objective of protecting special places for wildlife. Over the ...

We need to restore nature at a global scale, on land and at sea. And it needs to happen now. Strategy 2030 provides the high-level framework of how we intend to go about it. Our vision is of a ...

The water vole is a much-loved British mammal, known by many as ‘Ratty’ in the children’s classic The Wind in the Willows. Unfortunately, the future of this charming riverside creature is in peril; ...

Whether it is a skulking crab, a delicate star fish or the tentacle blooms of a sea anemone, there is always something to find just below the surface: There is a microcosm of vibrant life that is ...

There have been 10 Marine Conservation Zones designated in the English waters of the Irish Sea so far, including the honeycomb worm reefs of Allonby Bay, Cumbria, and the subtidal sands of Fylde, off ...

For centuries it was believed that peatlands were of no value unless drained or extracted from. Today, it known that this is not true – so why are 80% of the UK’s peatlands still degraded? Peat ...

What bird of prey have you spotted? ‘Birds of prey’ are large, predatory bird species that have hooked bills, sharp talons, strong feet, and keen eyesight and hearing. They tend to feed on small ...

Whether you celebrate a big family Christmas, or you just give out a few cards to your friends and neighbours to wish them a happy time, here are some quick tips for a greener Christmas! Buying gifts ...