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Sheffield City Council funds solar panels for 21 schools through climate bond scheme
Sheffield City Council has raised £1m through its first climate investment bond to install solar panels across 21 local schools. By generat…
Second mast removed from sunken SS Richard Montgomery shipwreck off Sheerness
Engineers have successfully removed a second mast from the SS Richard Montgomery, a Second World War vessel carrying 1,400 tonnes of muniti…
Galliford Try to lead £110m project to protect the River Mease
Galliford Try has been appointed to deliver a new 23km pipeline to divert flows from treatment works away from the River Mease. By redirect…
Former Lincolnshire golf course transformed into a nature reserve for coastal birds
The National Trust has converted the former Sandilands golf course into a 2km-long nature reserve featuring wetlands and coastal scrub. Spe…
High-mileage electric cars are more reliable than petrol models, study finds
An analysis of 47.4 million MOT tests shows that electric vehicles with over 90,000 miles on the clock are significantly less likely to fai…
Rewilded ten-acre plot in the Tamar Valley shows rapid growth in biodiversity
Seven years after James and Mary began rewilding their poorly drained land at Larkrise in St Dominic, the site now supports a variety of in…
UK photographer Henry Spiers wins Bird Photographer of the Year 2026
Henry Spiers has won the grand prize in the 2026 Bird Photographer of the Year competition for his image of a northern gannet diving in Sco…
Onshore infrastructure approved for East Irish Sea wind farms capable of powering 2 million homes
The Department for Net Zero and Energy Security has granted consent for the onshore substations and cabling required to connect the Morgan …
European bison cross new bridges in Kent woodland - a UK first
Two new bridges in West Blean and Thornden Woods have allowed a herd of free-roaming European bison to access 100 hectares of additional ha…
First mast removed from SS Richard Montgomery shipwreck off Sheerness
Engineers have successfully removed the first of three masts from the SS Richard Montgomery, a Second World War vessel carrying 1,400 tonne…
Seagrass meadows in Dorset recover after introduction of eco-moorings
Seagrass scars in Studland Bay have reduced by up to 94% since the installation of eco-moorings designed to replace traditional anchors. Th…
UK agency funds biotechnology projects to help wildlife adapt to climate change
The Advanced Research and Invention Agency is providing £30m to 14 projects developing tools like tree vaccines and gene-edited butterflies…