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Milton Keynes family secures five-year zero-bills energy deal after home retrofit
After installing solar panels, a battery, and a heat pump, the Naylor family has transitioned their home into a self-sufficient energy syst…
Cornish fishers use floating deterrents to reduce seabird bycatch
A two-year study has found that using bird-shaped kites and floating buoys can reduce the number of razorbills and guillemots caught in fis…
Wildlife returns to the Chilterns as HS2 rewilding project creates new chalk grasslands
A 127-hectare site near the HS2 tunnel in the Chilterns has been transformed from a wheatfield into a diverse habitat of meadows, ponds, an…
Wind and solar power save the UK £5.9bn in gas imports during Hormuz crisis
Record generation from wind and solar has reduced the UK's reliance on gas-fired electricity by nearly 10% this year. By meeting 41% of nat…
Lower Thames Crossing construction site bans diesel to meet carbon neutral goals
The new 14.5-mile road link between Kent and Essex is being built using only electric, hydrogen, and HVO-powered machinery. By removing die…
Sandwich and little tern colonies show signs of recovery on the Northumberland and Norfolk coasts
After years of decline caused by bird flu and severe weather, tern colonies at Long Nanny and Blakeney Point have recorded a successful bre…
Rewilded chalk grasslands along the HS2 route attract rare wildlife
A 127-hectare site near the HS2 Chilterns tunnel has been transformed from a wheatfield into a thriving habitat for rare plants and insects…
Marine life recovers in Scotland's Summer Isles ten years after dredging ban
A decade after local activists and fishers successfully campaigned to ban scallop dredging, the seabed around the Summer Isles is showing a…
Tern colonies show signs of recovery across England
England's key tern colonies are beginning to recover following recent years of bird flu, flooding, and extreme weather. Record numbers of l…
Autumn sunshine could extend a record-breaking year for British butterflies
Following one of the best butterfly seasons this century, warm autumn weather is allowing several species to produce an extra generation be…
£42m flood defence project completed to protect 1,870 Kent homes
The expanded Leigh Flood Storage Area can now hold 7.4 million cubic metres of water, significantly increasing protection for homes and bus…
Forty-four wildcat kittens born in the Highlands following reintroduction project
Following the release of 50 wildcats into the Highlands, conservationists have confirmed that 44 kittens have been born in the wild. This m…