Ninety-seven pairs,
Dartford warblers thrive at
Arne’s heathland home.
Dartford warblers thrive at
Arne’s heathland home.
A survey of heathland birds found a record 97 pairs of Dartford Warblers at RSPB Arne in Dorset.
Category: Science
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UK’s rudest chalk figure gets a glow-up to stop it fading in the rain
Chalk figure revived,
Seventeen tonnes freshly laid—
UK's pride preserved.National Trust staff and volunteers will apply 17 tonnes of fresh chalk to the outline of the famous figure.
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‘Abandoned beach litter took us two days to clear’
Two days of labor,
Tents and toys line the shoreline—
Community cares.Tents, towels and children's clothing were among hundreds of items left on a beach, a community group says.
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‘No timeline or cost’ for clean-up plan of one of Europe’s largest illegal dumps
Stormont's silence grows,
Mobuoy’s fate hangs in the air—
No cost, no clean plan.Politicians say little new information came out of a meeting about the Mobuoy site with Stormont's environment minister.
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Why temperature records are being not only broken but smashed
Heat dome swathes France,
Searing records tumble down,
Summer's grip grows fierce.The combined effects of a heat dome and climate change have brought extreme warmth to western Europe.
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Nasa unveils next steps to build permanent Moon base
Nasa’s next steps soar,
Hopping drones and rovers roam,
Moon base plans take shape.Nasa plans to send hopping drones and roving vehicles to the Moon as part of plans for a permanent Moon base.
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Britain’s protected birds of prey still being shot, trapped and poisoned, says RSPB
Britain's skies still grim,
Birds of prey shot, trapped, poisoned—
Game lands breed the crime.The charity says more than half of attacks happened on or near land managed for game shooting.
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Citizen scientists needed to protect wildlife
Somerset calls out,
Citizen scientists track,
Foxes roam the fields.Data for animals, such as foxes, will be welcomed by the Somerset Wildlife Trust.
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Unacceptable bacteria levels at Jersey beaches
Jersey's shores reveal,
Rain brings high bacteria,
Clear waters now tainted.Infrastructure and Environment bosses say they believe significant rainfall has caused poor results.
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A rare ancient rainforest set to come back to life
Ulster Wildlife plans,
Reviving ancient forest,
A century’s hope.Ulster Wildlife takes on 100 year restoration project of ancient rainforest.