Environment

The study also reveals that seven out of ten young people have never seen a cow being milked and around one in five have never fed ducks.

A mix of planting and natural regeneration will be used to bring 146 acres of Atlantic rainforest back to Pembrokeshire.

Analysis of the 149 bones found in the cliffs of Compton Bay suggests the dinosaur was the size a large American bison.

The magical phenomenon that caused parts of the Welsh coastline to turn neon blue was captured on camera by photographer Lee McGrath.

Nature is suffering in the UK, and something has to be done, according to a coalition of 83 nature groups, including the National Trust and the RSPB. James Fair explains why they are taking the government to court – and marching to protest in London.

The unique photographic record, which spans 70 years, brings Scottish nature restoration into sharp focus, says Simon Birch.

Borrowdale rainforest in the Lake District has been declared a national nature reserve in a bid to protect the 'mysterious and untouched' valley for centuries to come.

In a new study based on tree-ring analysis, researchers report that the summer of 2023 was the hottest since the height of the Roman Empire.

By 2025, there will be 800,000 of these odd humps and bumps on Kinder Scout – the highest point in the Peak District. They're part of a vast peatland restoration project that is aiming to reduce flooding, improve water quality and provide a home for wildlife.  

The colony of animals, closely related to jellyfish, are harmless to humans, say the scientists.

Only seven long-snouted seahorses have been spotted in the last 10 years, making the sighting in Cornwall particularly exciting.

Thanks to a new conservation breeding programme, we might hear the pitter patter of tiny claws in Hampshire.

Your chances of catching a glimpse of a hen harrier in the Scottish countryside are improving, according to a new report by the RSPB. But this recovery needs to be sustained in the long term to meet biodiversity goals, says the charity.

Once dismissed as an invasive species, Britain's rarest native amphibian is finding its place once more in the countryside. Find out how to identify a pool frog, species facts and what's being done to safe it with our expert guide.

The new Scottish law to regulate the grouse industry could provide a blueprint for England.

Social media is having a profound impact on our natural landscapes. Here's why

Industrial chicken production in England and Wales has risen by the equivalent of one million birds per month for the last decade, putting rivers in at least seven counties at risk of becoming 'dead zones deplete of wildlife', according to a new report by the Soil Association.

Blackgrass is one of the most problematic and damaging agricultural weeds in Western Europe. It constantly outwits our efforts to control it, but we can learn a lot from its survival strategies, say scientists.

Almost 100 new seagrass beds covering a surface area the size of 200 football pitches have been found as part of the inaugural Great Seagrass Survey.

The bones of a new species of pterosaur discovered on the west coast of the Isle of Skye bring scientists one step closer to understanding the evolution of flying reptiles.

James Fair explores this mesmerising – and dangerous – natural phenomenon, as well as many other astonishing marvels wrought by the tides around the British Isles

Predators or plant-eaters? Conservationists are divided as to whether wolves or wild cattle will best restore our natural ecosystems. James Fair enters the fray

The State of Nature Report 2023 is a shocking call to arms, says Countryfile presenter John Craven. But a boost of breeding programmes and habitat improvement projects offer hope.