Author Simon Birch

Simon Birch

Simon Birch is an award-winning freelance journalist who has specialised in environmental and ethically themed features for 20 years. He regularly contributes to a wide range of national newspapers and magazines.

Recent articles by Simon Birch

A mosquito-borne virus is killing blackbirds in England – scientists are urging gardeners to help

The public's help is needed to survey the spread of a virus that targets blackbirds, say researchers from the British Trust for Ornithology.
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Pine martens return to Devon after being absent for more than a century

A pioneering conservation project has reintroduced 15 of the elusive mammals to a secret location in Dartmoor.
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