Hedgehog highways built,
Tiny gaps in garden walls,
London's critters roam.
Tiny gaps in garden walls,
London's critters roam.
A hedgehog highway is a network of small holes and gaps that allows hedgehogs to move freely.
Category: Science
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Exhibition explores moths’ ability to adapt
Moths in Kestle's halls,
Adapting to change's call,
Nature's art unfolds.An exhibition examining how moths adapt to environmental changes has opened in Kestle Barton.
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Weekly quiz: Where will Prince George be going to school?
Prince George's school,
This week's quiz reveals his
Path through London’s halls.How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?
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Escape hatches on lobster pots protect marine life
Lobster pots revamped,
Escape hatches built to save—
Marine life preserved.Fishing equipment is being redesigned to prevent "bycatch" affecting thousands of marine creatures.
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Microplastics in over 75% of pet food, study finds
Microplastics found,
Seventy-five percent tricks—
Pet food brands examined.Researchers say certain brands and kinds of cat and dog food have more microplastics than others.
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Revival project for endangered native trees
In the UK’s hands,
Black poplar seeds take root once,
Seeding hope anew.The population of black poplar trees has dwindled to around 7,000 trees in the UK and Ireland.
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Team want to return brook to ‘its absolute best’
Volunteers gather,
Clearing silt from the brook's path—
Bringing back the flow.Volunteers are helping clear the waterway which leads into the sea after recent silt build-ups.
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Real-time monitoring to protect chalk stream
Hampshire’s chalk stream,
Real-time sensors track the flow,
Guarding waters clear.Real-time pollution levels tracked along length of Hampshire's rare chalk stream.
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Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
Ancient wood stands tall,
Two posts align with the sun—
Stonehenge's kin revealed.The structure consisted of two posts that lined up with the solstices 5,000 years ago.
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Space industry giants visit fabrics factory
NASA, SpaceX tour,
Fabrics woven for the stars—
Innovation's thread.Delegates from Nasa and Space X were among those visiting the firm that makes specialist fabrics.