H a b i t a t - Daily wildlife and environment news from the British Isles


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

Britain's sharks 'moving north'

Britain's biggest fish appears to be moving to Scottish waters - and experts say it may be down to global warming.

BBC

Hi-tech military sonar systems 'are killing Britain's whales and dolphins'

Independent

UK protests over whale hunt

Britain has made a formal protest to the Japanese government over its plans to allow the killing of endangered humpback and fin whales.

Telegraph

'Scientific' whaling vote threatens giant humpback whales

Humpback whales off Kaikoura's coast will join the hunted list if voting goes Japan's way tonight at the International Whaling Commission meeting in South Korea.

NZHerald

Protection ordered for Pacific right whales

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. government to draw up plans to protect North Pacific right whales, thought to have been extinct until they were rediscovered in the Bering Sea three years ago.

CNN.com

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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

Heading for the wild side of town

You don't have to travel far to find remarkable wildlife in the North-East, as the sightings of a small but rare creature on the edge of a housing estate proves.

this is the North-east

Virus 'threatening red squirrels'

A virus is placing Scotland's dwindling red squirrel population under threat, conservationists have warned.

BBC

City's first glow worms found in park

Wildlife experts have found glow worm larvae in Lincoln for the first time.

this is Lincolnshire

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


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

Tight security as rare birds of prey move in

A pair of rare hen harriers are nesting at a nature reserve near Carlisle.

Cumberland News

Coombes Valley nature reserve

Birds that have had a record-breaking year at the RSPB's Coombes Valley reserve, near Leek, will only be around for the next few days - so reserve staff are offering people the chance to see them before they leave for pastures new.

this is Staffordshire

A single sound gave away buzzard's nest

It seems like yesterday that buzzards were a rarity in the county.

this is Leicestershire


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

Trust appeal to save ancient woodland

Somerset Wildlife Trust has launched an urgent £50,000 appeal to protect an ancient woodland.

County Gazette

Restoring woods

An ancient woodland is being restored to its former glory by a conservation charity.

this is Leicestershire

The lowly wild flower which became a national emblem

One of the finest sights of summer is an English hedgerow dripping with the flowers of wild roses.

this is the North-east

Village goes really wild for flowers

Newbuildings - the village branded the most sectarian place in Northern Ireland in a recent newspaper article - is going really wild today in a crosscommunity project.

The Papers Today


National
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

Food agency accused of Stalinist tactics over GM maize cover-up

Britain's official food safety watchdog - which prides itself on its "openness" - is embroiled in a row over the blanking-out of large sections of a document relating to a banned GM maize illegally imported into the country.

Independent

Naturenet
Countryside management and nature conservation
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England
Resources
English Nature Countryside Agency Environment Agency Campaign for the Protection of Rural England

Park given new life by cash boost

About £150,000 is being splashed out to give a Nottinghamshire park a revamp.

BBC

Grant will support volunteers' projects

Thousands of pounds has been allocated to help volunteers carry out work to improve the environment.

this is the North-east

Black Adder star Brian Blessed returning to his roots to open new Wildlife Trust visitor centre

Actor Brian Blessed, star of Flash Gordon and Black Adder, is returning to his roots today to lift the curtain on a brand new visitor centre at one of the UK’s best inland nature reserves, Potteric Carr.

The Wildlife Trusts


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

Grant windfall for Gower wildlife

A £500,000 grant is being awarded to the National Trust for a project to protect and restore wildlife habitats on the commons of Gower near Swansea.

BBC

Birds and bikes herald new centre

Thousands of cyclists and the resurgence of the red kite in mid Wales have paved the way for a new £750,000 state-of-the-art forest visitor centre.

BBC

Homes cut on controversial plans

Controversial plans to build houses on environmentally sensitive land in Gwynedd have been significantly changed.

BBC


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

Sheep grazing threat to native bird species

Sheep are threatening the future of Scotland's rarest birds. Overgrazing on upland pastures is causing the decline of native species including skylarks, curlews and dotterels, the RSPB has warned.

Scotland on Sunday


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

Walkers' uphill battle over as court rules track a right-of-way

Hillwalkers have welcomed a landmark court judgment granting the public right-of-access to a controversial walking track as "a victory for common sense".

Irish Independent

Minister Roche announces backdating of increased compensation rates for bogs

The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government Mr. Dick Roche, T.D., today announced that the increased rates agreed under "Sustaining Progress" for the sale of bog or turbary rights on raised bogs ...

Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government


Energy
Resources
DTI Renewable Energy British Wind Energy Association Greenpeace - Renewable Energies Irish Wind Energy Association Yes2Wind Country Guardian Impact of Wind Turbines on Birds Wind-Farm.org Windfarm News

Windfarm plans near Roman wall

Thousands of walkers along Hadrian’s Wall in Cumbria may in the future be greeted by the sight of 125-metre high wind turbines.

News & Star

'Quick fix' row at £50m wind farm

The most powerful onshore wind farm in the UK, which has cost £50m to build, has officially opened in mid Wales.

BBC

Windfarm warning

Planning changes, expected to lead to a rash of new windfarms in Powys, will move a step closer next week.

Powys County Times

TV's Sian in storm over new windfarm

Furious anti-windfarm protesters have called on weathergirl Sian Lloyd to quit.

icWales

‘If turbine bid fails we’re in a pickle’

Chalmerston Wind Power Ltd., the company aiming to build a £55 million windfarm on fells near Shap, has been spelling out the implications of refusal of their project at the final day of the public inquiry.

News & Star

Wind farms - a saviour or a curse for our environment?

A rural district on the edge of the North Pennines has found itself at the forefront of the arguements on how to tackle climate change.

this is the North-east


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

G8 climate plans 'watered down'

A leaked copy of a document on climate change being drafted for the G8 summit suggests plans have been watered down.

BBC

EU row could blight Blair's agenda for G8 summit

A furious European Union row over money, pitting Britain against France and Germany, could sour Tony Blair's chance of securing an ambitious agenda at July's G8 summit.

Reuters

Everyone agrees global warming is wrecking our planet ... Everyone except those who can stop it

Tulsi Khara can sense something serious is happening. For more than 70 years she has lived on the Ganges delta in India, scraping a living off the land.

Sunday Herald

While the G8 waters down its plans to combat climate change, the Antarctic ice sheet is melting far faster than we thought. The consequences could be devastating

The Antarctic ice sheet contains 30 million billion tonnes of ice, four times more than all the fresh water in the rest of the world. Only a fraction of it has to melt to trigger a cataclysm.

Sunday Herald

Help produce a forecast of the climate in the 21st century, using your computer -
here


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

Pelicans return, but why did they leave suddenly?

From an airplane a half-mile above white pelican nesting grounds here, the giant birds are hard to miss.

CNN.com

Survey: Siberian tiger populations appear stable

Wild populations of Siberian tigers appear to be stable in Russia, good news for conservationists who have seen tiger numbers drop elsewhere in Asia, the Wildlife Conservation Society said Thursday.

CNN.com

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