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Investment fund backs rewilding project at Broughton Sanctuary in North Yorkshire
The 1,100-hectare Broughton Sanctuary estate near Skipton is set for a major restoration project funded by natural capital manager Rebalanc…
Gateshead wine merchant becomes first UK business to heat warehouses using abandoned coal mines
Lanchester Wines has started drawing heat from disused underground coal mines to warm its 355,000 sq ft warehousing space in Gateshead. By …
Omaze house draw raises £4.5 million for new Eden Project Morecambe exhibit
A partnership between Omaze and the Eden Project has raised £4.5 million to fund The Elder Tree, a central 20-metre immersive exhibit for t…
Painted lady butterflies arrive in high numbers across the UK
Large numbers of painted lady butterflies have been spotted across the country this summer, following a long-distance migration from North …
The peacock butterfly is voted Britain's favourite in national poll
More than 20,000 people voted in Butterfly Conservation's first poll to identify the nation's favourite species, with the peacock butterfly…
Emergency hospital admissions in central London fell following introduction of T-charge and Ulez
Researchers at Imperial College London found that emergency hospital admissions for heart and breathing issues dropped after the launch of …
Coastal protection works begin in Northumberland to safeguard Cresswell and Beadnell
Northumberland County Council has started eight weeks of work in Cresswell to protect the area from coastal erosion, including installing n…
Nightingales sing for participants in Bedfordshire nature connection study
Visitors to the Strawberry Hill Wildlife Trust reserve in Bedfordshire gathered to listen to nightingales as part of a University of Exeter…
Over 700 clean energy projects cleared for grid connection to meet 2030 targets
The National Energy System Operator has issued grid connection dates to more than 700 renewable energy schemes, clearing a backlog that had…
Cattle to receive tuberculosis vaccine by 2030 as badger culls set to end
A new strategy to eradicate bovine tuberculosis in England by 2038 will see cattle vaccination introduced alongside the end of badger culli…
RSPB Scotland acquires Bass Rock and Craigleith Island to protect vital seabird colonies
RSPB Scotland has purchased Bass Rock and neighbouring Craigleith Island, ending 320 years of private ownership by the Hamilton-Dalrymple f…
Plans for new opencast coal mine in Carmarthenshire refused
Carmarthenshire Council has rejected a proposal to extract 85,000 tonnes of coal from an extension at the Glan Lash site. The decision prot…