conservation

Conservation volunteers at MCS beach clean 2019, Stevenston (1).jpg

Great British Beach Clean highlights need for Deposit Return Scheme

Lake and trees in autumn

Do national parks need reform?

Hen Harrier

Birds of prey benefit from moorland management, finds study

Stream through Horner Wood, Holnicote Estate, Somerset. One of the largest and most beautiful ancient oak woods in Britain, a National Nature Reserve nestled on the Holnicote estate.

Pioneering project aims to return rivers to their natural paths

Field of sheep in front of a factory

Environment Bill: what’s in it and what does it mean for the countryside?

Gannet and Guga (c) Maggie Sheddan

Conservation charity urges public to report young gannets in trouble

Countryfile Presenters

Ellie Harrison: Let us lift up the true heroes of our countryside

Woodlands in autumn

Wet June could spell an impressive year for autumn colour, say experts

Female Peregrine Falcon taken in Wales, UK (Getty Images)

Birdcrime 2018 report reveals 87 illegal incidents last year

Red squirrel

Britain’s most endangered animal species

Mink

Mink guide: how to identify, where to see and species facts

A chiffchaff

Loud aeroplane noise found to cause aggression in birds

A flock of sheep in a field

Sheep to return to Hampstead Heath for the first time in over 50 years

White-Tailed eagle in flight

White-tailed eagles return to England after 240 years

Group of white storks (Photo by: Javier Fernández Sánchez via Getty Images)

Young white storks released in West Sussex