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BBC Winterwatch 2026 will have a new location in Northern Ireland that's “teeming with wildlife”

All you need to know about Winterwatch, including when it's on TV and where it is filmed
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What would the extended bottom-trawling ban mean for UK wildlife and fishers?

The proposed ban, which aims to protect important marine life, has been welcomed by environmentalists, but some fishers are concerned.
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“I just come and talk to the plants, really” – Best King Charles III quotes

From reflecting on his garden at Highgrove to the vast rainforests in Indonesia, here are some of King Charles III's best quotes
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This adrenaline-fuelled sport is a mashup of climbing, open-water swimming and mountaineering – here's why you should give it a go

Ever wanted to try coasteering? Find out everything you need to know about the adrenaline-filled sport
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“It's like bringing them back from the dead”: singing cicadas return to UK after three-decade absence

Once considered extinct, the New Forest cicada is back on British soil thanks to an ambitious reintroduction project.
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Scariest public footpaths in the UK – and the world

Not all footpaths are created equal – these are some of the scariest in the UK, from boulder fields to mirage-inducing sandflats
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David Attenborough narrates terrifying BBC footage of giant leeches launching a massacre on baby toads

The footage was captured as part of filming for BBC One's Wild Isles, narrated by David Attenborough
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"Razor sharp and fiercely loyal": rare dog from Hungary becomes UK’s newest breed

The Hungarian herding dog will officially join the UK’s pedigree breed list next month, says The Kennel Club.
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One of Britain's rarest and CUTEST animals to be reintroduced to Leicestershire for the first time ever

A landmark conservation effort is underway to restore hazel dormice to their former range around the UK
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