H a b i t a t - Blue for the world, green for the land, red for the living
Peregrine and chicks
Birds
Resources

British Trust for Ornithology
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Birds Directive
BirdGuides Bird News
JNCC - Birds
Natura 2000 Birds by Species
Breeding Birds in the Wider Countryside
Black Grouse UK
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
BirdLife International
Fat Birder
Peregrine chicks orphaned after suspected poisoning
Devon and Cornwall police are investigating the apparent poisoning of peregrine falcons in south Devon, which has made orphans of two chicks.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
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Nesting birds cleared away
Furious residents are demanding answers after builders cleared away two acres of undergrowth, used by nesting birds – more than a month ahead of schedule.
Peterborough Today
Gulls are making life a misery
Noisy and aggressive seagulls nesting on heaps of brick rubble on a Highland building site are causing misery for local residents.
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Seagulls menace city's youngsters
Swooping seagulls have been menacing youngsters in Glasgow, forcing them to take cover behind their schoolbags.
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Life's a breeze for the swift
Few birds sum up the summer months better than the aptly named swift.
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In a flap over rare birds
A family of spotted flycatchers, an endangered species, has nested at a house near West Grinstead.
Horsham Today
Bird Notes
When my mobile phone rang and I saw it was Ken Croft, I felt a buzz of excitement.
icNorthWales
Pipistrelle bat
Animals
Resources

Mammal Society
Mammals Trust UK
The Deer Commission for Scotland
Scottish Big Cat Trust
Scottish Badgers
International Otter Survival Fund
Bat Conservation Trust
National Federation of Badger Groups
Froglife
Herpetological Groups of Britain & Ireland
Butterfly Conservation
Butterflies of Ireland
Spiders of NW-Europe
British Dragonfly Society
Buglife

Rabid bat warning
Cumbrian walkers are being warned to avoid handling sick and injured bats they might find on canal and riverbanks following the discovery of one of the creatures carrying a strain of rabies.
This Is The Lake District
Latest findings on bat lyssavirus in Scotland
Scientists looking for signs of the rabies-like European Bat Lyssavirus in Scotland’s population of Daubenton’s bats have, for the second year, found no live infection, but have detected evidence of past exposure.
Scottish Natural Heritage
Snakes get taste of freedom at last
Bosses at a Norfolk wildlife centre have released more than 20 snakes back into the wild after nursing the hatchlings over the winter months.
Norwich Evening News 24
Ladybird wars – coming soon to a field near you
When you're walking in your garden, fields or local woodland keep an eye out for ladybirds - you could help save one of our best known and affectionately held insects.
The Papers Today

The harlequin ladybird is the most invasive ladybird on Earth.
Now it's in Britain.
Help monitor its spread here 
Marine
Resources

British Marine Life Study Society
JNCC Fisheries
Marine Conservation Society
Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland
Shark Trust
The European Register of Marine Species
The UK Coastal Zone

Disturbance of dolphins claim ends up in court
Video footage was played to a court yesterday which it was claimed showed a RAF serviceman deliberately disturbing protected dolphins in the Moray Firth off Lossiemouth.
this is north scotland
Warning over rise in ocean acidity
Political leaders gathering for the G8 summit must wake up to the potentially disastrous and irreversible problem of acidification of the oceans, a panel of leading scientists said yesterday.
Telegraph
Can we recover Nelson’s seas?
Some of the world’s experts in marine nature reserves will be in Plymouth between 3-9 July with English Nature, the Marine Biological Association and other UK organisations to help them learn how they can recover the UK’s marine wildlife.
English Nature
Another weapon emerges in battle against global warming
I went offshore this week for the first time since the early 1980s. We were originally scheduled to visit BP's recently commissioned Clair platform, 75 kilometres west of Shetland.
The Herald
Plants
Resources

The British Lichen Society
The Woodland Trust
Botanical Society of the British Isles
Plantlife
Flora locale
Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Heritage Trees of Scotland
The Postcode Plants Database
Forestry Commission

Wales home to UK's tallest tree
A fir which towers over Lake Vyrnwy has been named the tallest tree in Wales and the joint tallest tree in Britain.
BBC
Nature notes
Railway embankments are ablaze with the fresh blossoms of rosebay willowherb.
Times Online
Climate
Resources

Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research
Southampton Oceanography Centre
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Natural Environment Research Council
UK Climate Impacts Programme
Impacts of Climate Change on Wildlife
ENN Special Reports: Climate Change
Global Warming: Early warning signs
Global warming to wreck Med 'paradise' -WWF
Global climate change will bring hotter, drier summers to the Mediterranean and hit two of the region's biggest earners, agriculture and tourism, according to a study released by environmental group WWF Friday.
Reuters
Ancient mountain glacier in danger
Scientists in India have warned that the ancient glacier that feeds the holy river Ganges is likely to melt down before the end of the century.
BBC
Blair may snub US on climate
Tony Blair is contemplating an unprecedented rift with the US over climate change at the G8 summit next week, which will lead to a final communique agreed by seven countries with President George Bush left out on a limb.
The Guardian
Big guns rolled out for NGO assault on G8
With the G8 summit about to begin pressure groups and aid agencies are lobbying hard, trying to get their voices heard to convince world leaders that climate change and global poverty should be urgent priorities.
edie news centre
G8 officials in last-ditch bid on Africa, climate
Officials from the world's major industrialised nations launched last-ditch talks on Friday to try to help their leaders end differences and strike deals next week to lift Africa out of poverty and act on climate change.
Reuters
Help produce a forecast of the climate in the 21st century, using your computer -
here
National/Europe
Resources

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group
Natural Environment Research Council
Minerals and Nature Conservation Forum
The Wildlife Trusts
Wildlife and Countryside Link
British Naturalists' Association
EnvironmentJobs
Getting the measure of environment, society and economy
Environment Minister Elliot Morley today unveiled a new user-friendly snapshot of the UK's environmental, social and economic performance.
Government News Network

Naturenet
Countryside management and nature conservation
- here

England
Resources

English Nature
Countryside Agency
Environment Agency
Campaign for the Protection of Rural England
Scheme to protect Humber wildlife
A blueprint for protecting wildlife on the Humber estuary has been launched.
BBC
this is Grimsby
Green light for bright future
The Humber Bridge will once again be transformed into a dazzling spectacular after bridge chiefs won permission to switch lasers back on.
this is Grimsby
River topped up to save habitat
Water is being pumped back into the River Darent after the second driest winter in 100 years caused its levels to drop.
this is kent
Park unveils its work plan
A work plan to look after the Yorkshire Dales National Park over the next year was unveiled this week.
this is Bradford
Husband-and-wife protectors of the Solway killed in tragic crash
Norman and Florence Hammond were a husband and wife team with a passion for the environment.
The Cumberland News
Save our wetlands and win an award
Farmers and other land managers who are undertaking wetland habitat management projects in Cumbria are being invited to enter their schemes for a prestigious annual award.
The Cumberland News
Ireland
Resources

Environment & Heritage Service (Northern Ireland)
Northern Ireland Biodiversity Group
National Parks and Wildlife Service
Ireland's Environment
All-Ireland review of introduced species

Locals see red over mud dump
Plans by the Shannon estuary industrial giant Aughinish Alumina Ltd to almost double its waste disposal area have been described as "outrageous" by a local environmental action group.
Irish Independent
Volunteer hedgehog counters wanted
A UK wildlife charity today has urged Ulster people to sign up for a project aimed at reversing the decline in the number of hedgehogs living in the wild throughout Britain.
Belfast Telegraph
Supergeese set off on epic journey
The adventure has begun. The epic 8000km round-trip of the Brent Goose, the Supergoose, began just over a month ago with almost 30,000 'hits' on BBC Northern Ireland's dedicated website.
The Papers Today
'Rossport Five' call for halt to work on pipeline
The Mayo farmers - dubbed The Rossport Five by their supporters - issued a list of demands from their prison cells yesterday.
Irish Independent
Families demand boycott of Shell and Statoil
The families of the five men jailed over their objections to a new gas pipeline in Mayo have called on the public to boycott Shell and Statoil in support of their campaign.
Irish Independent
Scotland
Resources

Scottish Natural Heritage
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Scottish Biodiversity Group
Scotland's National Nature Reserves
John Muir Trust
Scottish Environment News
Scottish Wildlife Trust
Red Squirrels In South Scotland

Storm over windfarms sparks call for protest
Campaigns of legal action and civil disobedience were threatened yesterday amid claims that the Western Isles Council ignored the will of the people by approving two massive windfarm applications.
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Scotsman.com
Turbulence over turbines
Such is the depth of anger over the proposals to build two major windfarms in the Western Isles that 5,648 people - more than a quarter of the electorate - felt compelled to lodge objections.
this is north scotland
System to be streamlined for planning
Ministers yesterday unveiled a radical overhaul of Scotland's planning system, designed to speed up decisions.
this is north scotland
Multi-million pound 'clean energy' plan
Plans are being drawn up for a new multi-million pound “clean energy” project which would be a world first, it was disclosed today.
Scotsman.com
Guide to Wild Scotland
A guide to Scotland's key wildlife attractions was published today. Visitscotland and Wild Scotland (the National Association of Wildlife Operators) have teamed up with leading conservation agencies to produce a full colour brochure and website highlighting around 250 attractions.
Scottish Executive
Council closes in on 'green' strategy
The Highlands was a step closer yesterday to knowing the full extent of its role in future green energy production.
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Wales
Resources

Welsh Assembly
Countryside Council for Wales
Wales Biodiversity Partnership
Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales
Environment Agency (Wales)

Modern fencing blamed for hedgehog decline
Modern fencing and garden decking may to be blame for a huge fall in the number of hedgehogs living in Wales.
icWales
Capture the perfect shot of Skomer’s marine world
Visitors are invited to enter the first Skomer Marine Nature Reserve photographic competition to capture images of the life and landscape at its best.
Countryside Council for Wales
Row over beauty spot renovation
A row has broken out in Ceredigion over a controversial project to convert a private lake into a fishing venue for anglers.
BBC
Global
Resources

IUCN - World Conservation Union
Convention on Biological Diversity
WWF - The global environment network
World Land Trust

Queen fire ants 'can clone themselves'
A type of fire ant found in North and Central America, the Galapagos Islands and West Africa has become capable of cloning itself after what appears to be a gender battle, according to Swiss research published in the science journal Nature on Thursday.
IOL
Florida biologist who fought for panthers is reinstated to job
For six years biologist Andy Eller reviewed development permits to make sure that subdivisions built in the western Everglades would not wipe out habitat for the endangered Florida panther.
Environmental News Network
Forget alligators, this expert wrestles great white sharks
Great white sharks may be the poster child of marine predators. Yet scientists know surprisingly little about Carcharodon carcharias.
National Geographic News
Russia halts surveying on Pacific oil pipeline skirting world's biggest freshwater lake
Russia's natural resources ministry said Thursday that surveying work for an oil pipeline to Asian markets had been halted around Lake Baikal, the world's biggest freshwater lake, over ecology fears.
Environmental News Network
Elephant tagging aims to solve mystery
Crouched in the vine-tangled forest of Borneo, where the brightest part of the day seems like dusk, Elis Tambing finally got the elusive animal in his laser sight and fired.
CNN.com
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