Loading ...Following a breach of the sea wall around part of Hesketh Out Marsh on the Ribble estuary this week the Environment agency and RSPB are joining forces in the biggest scheme of it’s kind in the UK to return the area to saltmarsh.
The flood defences were built in the 1980’s by local landowners in order [...]
British bats are one of our wildlife treasures, all 17 UK species are protected by law due to their dramatically reduced numbers and they are an absolute joy to watch in the late evenings.
Being lucky enough to live on a farm in Cumbria we have a thriving bat population and can sit out at night [...]
At a time when fuel prices are rocketing and consumers become more environmentally aware steps have been taken to try to introduce more biofuels into the UK transport system.
In April 2008 the government, through the Renewable Fuels Agency, introduced the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) intended to phase in increased biofuel usage in the [...]
The Oxford Mail have reported that the North American mink, a real threat to UK wildlife, has been spotted on the River Thames at Abingdon.
Having been brought to Britain for the fur trade many either escaped or were set free into our foreign environment by animal rights activists.
These mink have no natural predators in the [...]
If you have ever been lucky enough to sit and watch deer grazing in the morning mist you will appreciate their beauty, their majesty and their nimble playfulness, they are a delight to watch.
Britain is very lucky, we have six species of deer living in our parks and woodlands. Red deer and Roe deer are [...]