Project uses heavy-lift drones to seed trees in upland areas in the Scottish Borders
A groundbreaking woodland creation project in the Scottish Borders has seen advanced drone technology deployed to seed over two million native trees across inaccessible...
Research flags light pollution as a silent threat to the planet (and one easily...
New research seems to have revealed for the first time the full extent of how Artificial Light At Night (ALAN) is increasing carbon released...
Government announces strengthened Environmental Improvement Plan
The UK government published its revised Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) on Monday 1 December, presented as a five-year roadmap to tackle the nature and...
Attacking nature protections with fudged figures is not the solution to slow growth: rivers...
A statement from Mark Lloyd, Chief Executive of The Rivers Trust
Yesterday , several prominent newspapers published articles quoting a government-commissioned report into the spiralling...
New portable DNA toolkit targets global illegal wildlife trade
A new portable, rapid DNA test can be used to identify illegal wildlife products on the spot.
Its developers say the groundbreaking new tool promises...
New report finds return of wildcats to South West England is feasible
A new report published on 18 November reveals that the South West of England could support a reintroduction of European wildcats after more than...
Weir removed as part of River Medlock restoration
The River Medlock in Greater Manchester is being re-naturalised by Groundwork Greater Manchester as part of the final phase of an 18-month project to...
Ruling strengthens wildlife protection amid nutrient pollution concerns
A Supreme Court judgment upholding the Habitats Regulations has been welcomed by Wildlife and Countryside Link, a coalition of nature and environmental charities. In...
Nature coalition calls on government to restore river corridors
MPs and leading conservation groups have called on the Prime Minister to back the Making Space for Water campaign, urging the creation of connected...
Systems-thinking study identifies agricultural practices that threaten soil health and global food supply
The global food system faces growing risks as modern farming practices undermine the resilience of the world’s soils, according to new research.
Soil resilience...
Friendly soil fungus could replace chemical sprays in battle against crop diseases
A common soil fungus could help farmers reduce their reliance on synthetic fungicides, new research suggests, by producing natural airborne chemicals that suppress devastating...
Research details PFAS risk to farmlands and behaviour in soil-plant systems
A new review study has revealed that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), widely known as “forever chemicals,” are increasingly entering farmland soils through waste...
Conservation group warns Labour against painting nature as villain
Ahead of the Labour Party Conference, Matt Browne, head of public affairs at The Wildlife Trusts, warns politicians against deregulation and urges them to...
Numbers of ticks in urban greenspaces influenced by surrounding rural woodland
Cities and towns surrounded by large areas of woodland are more likely to have ticks in their urban greenspaces, according to a new study.
The...
Insects in Britain not in freefall, but facing local upheavals, study finds
Fears of population collapse may be overstated, but many communities are being reshaped (words: Rothamsted Research)
Fears of a nationwide collapse in Britain’s insect populations...
Honey bees can be used to monitor PFAS levels in the environment, says study
Honey bees can be used to monitor levels of PFAS in the environment, a new study from The James Hutton Institute and the University...
Results are in for the Big Butterfly Count 2025
The results of Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count are in, and while the numbers are a vast improvement on 2024’s record lows, the charity...
Immune response suggests genetic strategies for increasing plants’ drought resilience
Researchers in the US report that plants rapidly boost their immune systems during drought recovery, knowledge of which phenomenon they say indicates potential genetic...
Alarming levels of microplastic pollution revealed by Hampshire chalk stream study
Chalk streams – globally rare rivers once known for their gin-clear waters – are being impacted by microparticle pollution to a disturbing extent, according...
Scottish wild boar numbers to rise signifcantly over the next 50 years, new model...
New modelling has predicted a significant rise in Scotland’s boar population over the next 50 years – with hotspots persisting in the West Highlands,...
