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Farmer Colin Chappell spots record-breaking covey of 26 grey partridges in Lincolnshire
Farmer Colin Chappell has recorded a group of 26 grey partridges on his land in Brigg, the largest number he has seen in his lifetime. The …
London homeowner uses domestic datacentre to heat water and lower bills
Giles Gibson has installed a compact computer server alongside his hot water tank, which captures the heat generated by the device to warm …
AI technology helps recycle plastic milk bottles at Redcar plant
The Biffa Polymers facility in Redcar is using artificial intelligence to identify and sort crushed plastic milk bottles at high speeds. By…
Oldham transforms former industrial site into the UK's largest urban farm and eco-park
A 65-hectare site in Oldham that once housed cotton mills and coalmines has been repurposed into Northern Roots, a new eco-park featuring a…
Native oysters thrive in North Sea nursery off the coast of South Tyneside
Conservationists have released 16,000 native oysters into a new nursery off the coast of South Tyneside to help rebuild reefs that have dec…
Four barn owl chicks fledge at Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire
A pair of barn owls has successfully reared four chicks at Kedleston Hall, marking the first time the species has bred on the estate in twe…
Somerset cheesemaker Barber’s cuts carbon emissions by using heat from fresh milk
Barber’s Farmhouse Cheesemakers has installed heat pumps that cool milk while simultaneously heating water for milking operations. By halvi…
Government launches £30m fund for community-owned renewable energy projects
A new £30m funding scheme will allow communities across the UK to build and manage their own clean energy sources, such as solar panels and…
Offspring of one of the world's rarest trees planted at Logan Botanic Garden
A sapling grown from seeds of the last remaining Dendroseris neriifolia tree has been planted in Dumfries and Galloway. This tree daisy spe…
RSPB Bempton Cliffs becomes a vital stronghold for the declining tree sparrow
Conservationists at RSPB Bempton Cliffs have recorded 54 breeding pairs of tree sparrows this year, successfully fledging 302 chicks. By ma…
Belfast community garden revives the city's historic flax crop
At the Friends of the Field community garden in Belfast, a volunteer named Merle has successfully grown a crop of flax to produce linen yar…
Rare tree seedlings from Chile find a new home at Logan Botanic Garden
Two seedlings from the last known wild dendroseris neriifolia tree have been planted in Dumfries and Galloway following an international re…