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Birds
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Twitchers on beak alert as rare visitor drops in
Bird watchers are flying in to Llanelli from around Britain to catch a glimpse of a rare feathered species to Britain.
Breeding bearded tits - another first for Newport Wetlands
Bearded tits have bred at the Newport Wetlands Reserve, the first time the bird has bred in Wales since the early 1980’s.
Hen harrier returns to haunt West Limerick
The spectre of the hen harrier has returned to haunt the farming communities of West Limerick, North Kerry and North Cork.
Webcam captures owl foster mother
A Gloucestershire barn has set up a webcam to capture live images of a captive female owl fostering two wild orphaned owlets.
Feathers fly as crows get the bird
Kamikaze crows have caught a power company on the hop in Caw-bridge!
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Marine
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Synthetic fragrances harmful to marine life, study says
Synthetic fragrances commonly added to perfumes, soaps, shampoos, and dozens of other personal health care products are proving harmful to the marine environment and potentially to humans as well, according to marine scientists.
Sea angler hooks halibut in rare Pentland Firth catch
A sea angler landed a rare catch yesterday after he hooked a halibut in the Pentland Firth.
Turtle roadshow urges Scottish sea-users to look out for leatherbacks
On Monday 18th July the Marine Conservation Society (MCS)1 will launch the Shetland leg of the Scottish Turtle Roadshow, currently touring key fishing harbours around the entire coast of Scotland and the islands to urge fishermen and other sea-users to report their encounters with critically endangered leatherback turtles2 in Scottish waters.
Charity bringing seabed to surface
A environmental charity was today preparing to plunge into the depths of Lyme Bay in Devon for a major European project which aims to improve the management of the coastline.
Clearer picture of murky depths
Marine researchers may be on the verge of a clearer picture of life on the ocean floor, according to a University of Ulster lecturer.
Animals
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Bovine TB: NFU unveils badger cull plan
Radical proposals to gas badgers in a bid to tackle bovine TB were unveiled by the National Farmers Union last week.
Agile frog population still small
Jersey's Agile frog population has been described as tiny, despite a programme to breed them in captivity.
Trust bid to count butterflies
People are being asked to help record the wildlife that visits their gardens this summer.
Picture perfect butterflies start Graham on a new love
When forest worker Graham Jackson opted to test his new camera by photographing a butterfly it sparked a lasting love affair with his colourful subject.
Nature notes
Two spectacular butterflies are now on the wing in woodland glades. The white admiral is a large chocolate-coloured butterfly with white wing-marks that swoops and glides over bramble bushes, then settles to take nectar from the flowers.

The harlequin ladybird is the most invasive ladybird on Earth.
Now it's in Britain.
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Plants
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Rare conifers are safe at Picton
Conifers had a bad press in Wales, invading farmland after the First World War to make the UK self-sufficient in timber.
Nature notes
The barley is golden and ripening in the hot sun. At the edge of the barley there is a profusion of flowers in the long grass.
Grass 'will be greener'
Welsh scientists are using computers to help them find a way of making the grass grow greener without harming wildlife.
National/Europe
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MEPs breath LIFE into environment
The European Parliament has struck a blow for the environment, with MEPs overturning plans to weaken 'LIFE+', the EU's Financial Instrument for the Environment.
EU cracks whip over environment
The European Commission has issued a final warning to several EU member states for failing to comply with EU rules on the environment.

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England
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Titchmarsh opening nature reserve
Alan Titchmarsh is opening a nature reserve in Dorset intended to become a haven for rare butterflies and moths.
Nature reserve opens up to the public
One of the most popular nature reserves in Maidenhead is opening itself up to the public in a bid to encourage more people through its doors.
Green awards are launched
Animal lovers and conservationists from across the North East are to be honoured at an awards ceremony.
£6000 fine for pollution 1,800 metres of high quality water
Liquid and sludge waste which was being spread on fields ran into Cringle Brook at Skillington, near Grantham, polluting what was normally a high quality watercourse designated as a salmonid fishery under the EC Freshwater Fish Directive.
Park life is wild - now developers want people
Bristol and England Properties say they have been successful in attracting wildlife to their new business park at Filton - now they want humans to move in.
Ireland
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Study reveals Irish attitudes on nature, nurture and God
Irish people are top of the European list when it comes to protecting the unborn, believing in God and believing that men make better political leaders.
State queried on failure to reach bio-fuels target
The State has been asked by the European Commission to explain why it has not reached its target for bio-fuel crops and could face fines from October if it cannot explain its inaction, a conference in Kildare heard yesterday.
Sanctuary gets seal of approval
A multi-million-euro proposal for Dublin's first purpose-built seal sanctuary and marine visitor's centre got initial approval last night from Fingal councillors.
Landowners urge ESB to bury power line
A stand-off has developed between a group of 40 landowners and the ESB.
Shell Mayo: New attempt to be made to have five men freed
A proposal which could lead to the release of five men jailed after they refused to give undertakings not to obstruct installation of a high pressure gas pipeline in Co Mayo will come before the High Court on Thursday.
Scotland
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Western Isles gets first local nature reserve
The Western Isles Council has declared Loch Stiapabhat in Ness a Local Nature Reserve - a first for the Western Isles.
Do a little - save the Loch
Scotland’s environmental watchdog is urging householders and businesses around Loch Lomond and the Endrick/Blane valley to protect wildlife and fish by reducing the amount of phosphorus going into the Loch.
Wind farm extension plan approved
Plans to extend Scotland's most powerful wind farm have been approved by the Scottish Executive.
Wales
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Windfarm map unveiled for Wales
Seven areas across Wales have been chosen by the Welsh Assembly Government for the development of wind farms.
Lord Dafydd Ellis Thomas visits Conwy fish pass
Lord Dafydd Ellis Thomas officially reopened the Conwy Falls Fish Pass last month (17 June) after Environment Agency Wales carried out a series of improvement works as part of the Fishing Wales Project.
Hillside arson at all-time low
The number of serious fires on a Gwent mountain is at an all-time low thanks to a major crack-down on arsonists say fire chiefs.
Climate
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Himalayas' melting glaciers will open floodgates to catastrophe
Deluge, drought, disease: if the experts are right, then the misfortune facing Asia will be like a biblical catastrophe.
Faced with this crisis
One day we will look back on the effort to deny the effects of climate change as we now look back on the work of Trofim Lysenko, a Soviet agronomist who insisted that the entire canon of genetics was wrong.
Boffins question climate change theory
Work involving the University of East Anglia and Nasa space agency has led scientists to question previous theories about climate change.
Help produce a forecast of the climate in the 21st century, using your computer -
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Global
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Salamander species has deformities
The hellbender salamander's numbers continue to decline, and wildlife officials say more are showing up with unexplained deformities.
Prehistoric tree goes on sale
Australia could earn millions of dollars if it exports a rare Jurassic-era Australian pine tree that an Australian wildlife official rediscovered 11 years ago, a state government minister said on Tuesday.
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Daily wildlife and environment news from the British Isles