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Coots bring rollercoaster to standstill

It is claimed that the nesting birds have cost the ride operator thousands of pounds in revenue.

21/07/2019

Record breeding season for Cornish Choughs

The namesake conservation group is chuffed at news of another successful summer for the charismatic corvids.

20/07/2019

Big Butterfly Count starts today

Take part in the world's largest insect citizen science survey, which runs until 11 August.

19/07/2019

Shock as Surrey reserve put up for sale

Tice's Meadow faces an uncertain future after Hanson, the site owners, announced it is to be sold.

18/07/2019

Wild Justice challenges DEFRA over mass release of gamebirds

The lawsuit questions why the impacts of freeing 50 million non-native pheasants and partridges into the British countryside annually have...

18/07/2019

Hen Harrier chicks fledge in North Yorkshire

Eight youngsters have flown the nest on two grouse moors in the Yorkshire Dales area.

17/07/2019

Avian malaria cited as possible cause of London House Sparrow decline

New research has discovered that nearly three quarters of the capital's House Sparrows carry the disease.

17/07/2019

Natural England grants the killing of thousands of Brent Geese

Hundreds of licences were approved to shoot overwintering birds between 2014 and 2019.

16/07/2019

Western Cattle Egret nests in three new counties

The species has taken a big step forward this year in terms of colonisation, with three shires hosting breeding birds for the first time.

16/07/2019

Hen Harrier dies after being caught in illegal spring trap

The male raptor suffered horrific injuries and had to be euthanised.

15/07/2019

National Marine Week launches this month

The Wildlife Trust has a packed programme of events for this annual celebration.

14/07/2019

Shot Hen Harrier found on North Yorkshire grouse moor

River, a satellite-tagged harrier, was discovered five months after initially going missing.

12/07/2019

Canadian delta at risk from trading port expansion

Conservationists are joining forces to halt plans to develop a shorebird hot-spot in British Columbia.