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Grey partridge
Birds
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Farmers in bid to help partridges
More than 150 farmers and landowners from Wiltshire and Dorset are backing a new bid to boost the number of grey partridges in the region.
Feather report
I went down again the other day to Blue House Farm on the Crouch estuary at North Fambridge in Essex.
Migrants bounce back – good news from Africa
Latest results from the BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) reveal the resilience of the UK’s bird populations, as many species recovered after the falls in numbers of 2003.
North skies see red kites again
The first of more than 40 birds of prey that will be taking to the skies over north-east England this year, was released on Friday.
Highland pupils help solve gulls problem
A serious gull problem at a Highland school has led to dummy predators being deployed in a bid to scare off the flying menaces.
Plastic owls save electric supply
Plastic owls have been hailed a success in an electricity company's fight against crows interrupting power supplies in the north-east of England.
Dusky clearwing
Animals
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Lepidopterists carry a torch for maligned British moths
They glory in such exotic names as ruby tiger, rosy footman, the phoenix, May highflyer, barberry carpet and the festoon, but for most people moths are simply pests with a penchant for gnawing holes in clothes.
Learn about a bat food source
Two special events, aimed at promoting the welfare of bats and moths, are to be held at a North Lincolnshire nature reserve later this month.
Our county is a haven for happy hedgehogs
Hedgehogs are in heaven in Worcestershire as numbers stand out in sharp contrast to national figures.

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

Plants
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Protein tells flowers when spring starts
The bursting blooms of many types of flowers herald the onset of spring. New research is helping scientists unravel the cellular signaling that prompts the plants to blossom after their winter slumber.
Linking litter calcium, earthworms and soil properties: a common garden test with 14 tree species
Tree species can influence biogeochemistry through variation in the quantity and chemistry of their litter, and associated impacts on the soil heterotrophic community.
Marine
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Watch out, watch out, there are jellyfish about!
Following recent mass strandings of moon jellyfish in North Wales, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS)(1) is once again asking British seaside visitors and sea users to report jellyfish sightings on the UK coast as part of the MCS National Jellyfish Survey.
Shetland salmon farms fined for illegal use of sea lice chemical
Two Shetland fish farm companies have been fined £2000 each for illegally administering sea lice chemicals.
National/Europe
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Blair’s man set to head nuclear power inquiry
Sir Andrew Turnbull, the outgoing cabinet secretary, is being lined up to head a review of nuclear energy ordered by Tony Blair.
Don't trash it, rehash it
Instead of adding to landfill sites, thousands of people are swapping their unwanted goods online.

Naturenet
Countryside management and nature conservation
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England
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Buried alive
Trees have been uprooted and ponds filled in by a councillor who residents claim has made a variety of wildlife homeless.
Nature lovers fear for future of lake
A lake at a proposed business park should be declared a nature reserve to protect it, say campaigners.
Huntsman takes its tern to help birds
A chemical company has redesigned an island on its brinefield in an attempt to attract common terns.
Digging in for nature
Nature enthusiasts from a customer contact centre have dug deep in an effort to improve a local conservation area.
Wild Wetlands put in order for ceremony
Twenty-three employees from EDF Energy helped prepare a North-East nature reserve for an official ceremony.
Charles switches on to tree power
The Prince of Wales is taking steps to install a green energy system on his Highgrove estate and may even sell surplus power to the national grid.
Ireland
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Mink destroy stocks of fish in River Robe
Mink are being blamed for the devastation of fishing stocks on parts on the River Robe.
Trout stocks need better management
A public meeting and seminar was held on Monday the 27th of June with interested parties to discuss their views on the future management of wild brown trout in Ireland.
Farmers warned over water pollution
The Western Regional Fisheries Board has asked all farmers to be extremely vigilant at this time of year when it comes to harvesting silage and spreading slurry.
Areas of Special Scientific Interest Report
A report shows that almost two thirds of the features of Northern Ireland’s Areas of Special Scientific Interest are in favourable condition.
State 'should grow more biocrops'
As oil prices look set to hit $100 a barrel Ireland desperately needs to start growing energy crops as an alternative, Fine Agriculture spokesman Denis Naughten said yesterday.
This is the pipeline no-one wants to be responsible for
It is the pipeline that no statutory body in Ireland wants to know about.
Wales
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Superstore plans 'unacceptable' say residents
Plans for Cardigan's new edge-of-town superstore are "ill thought out and will cause problems with traffic, sewage disposal and the destruction of a valuable environment", according to local residents.
Farmers should fill fuel tanks as well as larders
Pembrokeshire could reap an enormous economic benefit from biofuel production because its climate and soil are well suited to growing good crops of wheat, barley and oilseed rape, according to arable producer Andrew Davies.
Scotland
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Beekeepers are backed in inspection cuts fight
A leading business pressure group is backing a campaign to safeguard the British honeybee population whose future it claims is threatened by Government cuts.
Scottish successes: Many of our common birds thrive
Each year, hundreds of birdwatchers go out with notebooks to count Scotland’s birds, as part of the BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey.
Climate
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Sir Edmund urges climate care
Conqueror of Everest Sir Edmund Hillary has urged world governments to protect the Himalayas from climate change.
Wolfowitz offers World Bank help on climate change
World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz yesterday said the global lender wants to help foster discussion among industrialized nations and emerging market countries like China and India on tackling global warming.
Most important move on the environment since Kyoto
The agreement at Gleneagles by China, India and other leading developing nations to start talking to the G8 countries about their greenhouse gas emissions is the most important step to counter climate change since the signing of the Kyoto protocol in December 1997.
Disappointment on global warming
Conservative and Liberal Democrat politicians have expressed disappointment about the lack of progress on climate change issues.
Extreme impact of global warming on Europe, new report
Spaniards could be sunning themselves on British beaches and Greeks could be cruising down the Rhine if global warming patterns continue, a report revealed today.
Help produce a forecast of the climate in the 21st century, using your computer -
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Global
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New Brazilian forest law helps fights illegal deforestation
WWF-Brazil welcomes the decision by Brazil's Congress to approve a new public forest concessions law as an important step to fight illegal deforestation and to better manage public forests for sustainable production.
Putting price on bats could help save them
U.S. 90 west of San Antonio runs through one of Texas' agricultural heartlands like an asphalt-covered crop row.
Anger over ESA proposals
US environmentalists have slammed draft legislation presented this week that would “severely undermine” the country’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) by providing what they see as concessions to oil and mining companies, developers and timber companies.
Montana revives plan for bison hunting
Six months after canceling a planned bison hunt because of concerns about bad publicity, Montana's wildlife commission has approved a revised hunt of bison that leave Yellowstone National Park.
Nature's article on bird flu questioned
Jia Youling, director general of the Veterinary Bureau of the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture, said here Friday an article on bird flu carried in the renowned journal Nature made the wrong conclusion.
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