H a b i t a t - Blue for the world, green for the land, red for the living
Obscure wainscot moth
Animals
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Rare moths found at London sewage works
A moth-trapping event held by Thames Water at Erith Marshes, in Bexley, revealed 81 different species, including a number of nationally notable varieties.
Butterfly haven opened at last
Librarian Pamela Lewis left £300,000 in her will to a butterfly charity so it could buy its own nature reserve.
Flutter by to see butterfly
Butterfly fans can spread their wings at an event this month. The Stroud Valleys Project is running a butterfly hunt at Oakridge Lynch, near Stroud, on July 30.
Bat colony wiped out
An entire West colony of endangered bats has been wiped out in a vandal attack, it emerged last night.
Giving the hogs a helping hand
With hedgehogs around the county awaiting the patter of tiny feet, Severn Trent Water is urging gardeners to give the creatures a helping hand.

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Nightjar
Birds
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Nightjar's unmistakable call heard again
The churring call of the male nightjar can be heard again in woodland surrounding a chain of Yorkshire Water reservoirs to the west of Harrogate.
Pair sought
Police are still hunting two men suspected of interfering with a bird's nest in the Forest of Dean.
Island set for puffin spectacular
Summer is still at its height but birdwatchers are already being warned that it's their last chance this year to see the puffins on Rathlin Island.
Defra publish advisory leaflet on cormorant research project
Defra have published a new advisory leaflet to inform fishery interests about the encouraging results emerging from ongoing research into the use of fish refuges as a means of reducing the impact of cormorants at inland fisheries.
Keep your head down for invasion of the flying rats
West cities should brace themselves for a seagull invasion, with the bird population set to soar, experts warned yesterday.
Dead dolphin
Marine
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Research findings show that cetacean strandings and bycatch of common dolphins show steep decline in the South West
Strandings of harbour porpoises and dolphins in the South West have shown a steep decline this year.
Basking sharks 'canny hunters'
Basking sharks are cannier hunters than previously thought, a report in the Journal of Animal Ecology has claimed.
Whale collisions spur call for speed limits at sea
Alarmed by the deaths of eight North Atlantic right whales in the past 16 months, some scientists are calling for immediate protections.
Norwegians protest over whale meat
Young people in Norway have joined forces to protest against the decision taken by caterers at the annual Slottsfjel Festival to put whale meat on the menu this year.
Lemon sharks swarm Florida "lovers lane"
Samuel "Doc" Gruber, a marine biologist at the University of Miami, has studied juvenile lemon sharks in the Bahamas for three decades.
Plants
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Not all doom for orchids
Back in early May I received a phone call from the Herts Advertiser that a woman had reported wild orchids growing along the pony track in Batchwood and she thought that I ought to know about them.
Families nettled over wild plants on beach
It may be natural but a residents' group wants the wild plants which have sprung up on Thorpe Bay beach to be pulled up.
It's vandalism not to let the wild flowers set seed
If our native wild flowers are endangered, could Brighton and Hove City Council explain why the St Dunstan's roundabout on the coast road was mown before the wonderful display of cowslips had set seed?
Nature notes
The countryside is full of tall, dramatic flowers. Rosebay willowherb is now widespread, with its massed banks of pink spires.
TV gardener in plea for threatened woods
A celebrity television gardener is lending his support to a campaign to buy almost 900 acres of ancient Gwent woodland.
National/Europe
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Court ruling angers National Parks
National Parks face being "desecrated" by developers after a court ruling that cleared the way for the building of a holiday village in one of the 14 areas of outstanding natural scenery.
Government renews support for biofuels
Biofuels campaigners have welcomed renewed Government commitment to developing the industry - but are calling for more action and less talk.

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England
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Container port gains guarded approval
The government yesterday moved to ease congestion at Britain's ports, saying it was "minded" to approve a £750m container terminal at the former oil refinery at Shellhaven on the Thames.
Clocks turned back at Alkborough
Work will begin at Alkborough in the Humber Estuary tomorrow (Friday, 22 July) which will see the clocks turned back half a century and land which was reclaimed from the river in the 1950s returned to the estuary.
Hunt for funding to aid 'eco corridor'
A £3m funding bid could create 550 jobs in a project to improve rural tourism and enhance wildlife.
New nature reserve for wildlife trust
An important environmental site in north Restormel has been acquired by the Cornwall Wildlife Trust.
£10,000 boost for nature sites in city
Four city nature reserves are celebrating after receiving a funding boost from the Government.
Vandals putting wildlife at risk in town reserve
Mindless vandals have endangered wildlife inhabiting a Winyates Green nature reserve by deliberately starting fires and destroying an entrance gate.
Go batty for wildlife at the lost gardens of Heligan spotting night
The garden's hugely popular bat spotting nights are back, and will see lucky audiences treated to a talk and slide show from wildlife project supervisor and registered bat warden, David Hunter

A chance to go wild in the Stroud valleys

A new series of events will allow people to discover the exciting features of the natural world to be found in the Stroud District.
Plea for green volunteers
A Leicestershire environmental charity has today issued a plea for volunteers to help preserve the county's nature reserves for future generations to enjoy.
Scotland
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New visitor centre focuses on wildlife
A new Visitor Centre opened its doors in Colvend last week. The official launch of “Explore the Secret Coast” was attended by representatives of a number of organisations, local landowners and businesses who came together to bring nature-based tourism to the fore.
Communities take action to protect green spaces
A community group in East Kilbride has become the focus of a national celebration of Local Nature Reserves, after its own efforts have helped protect a local wildlife haven.
Squirrels boost for new homes protesters
Bats and squirrels have come to the rescue of local residents who are opposed to a new housing development in a leafy area of Inverness.
Lomond speed ban 'causing waves'
A row is growing over plans for a 7mph speed restriction across the central section of Loch Lomond.
Ireland
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Hotels in fight to save the salmon
Ireland's leading hotel, restaurant, and tourism bodies joined forces yesterday to urge the phasing out of salmon drift-netting.
Ireland must act to honour Kyoto, warns opposition
Significant measures must be put in place if Ireland is to meet commitments under the UN's Kyoto protocol on climate change, it was said today.
Publicans fined over discharge into Lough Derg
Two north Tipperary publicans have been fined €600 and ordered to pay €1,655 expenses for allowing human waste from their premises to flow untreated into Lough Derg.
Work on Corrib gas pipeline already started
Shell and the Department of Marine and Natural Resources have declined to comment on apparent evidence that construction work has already started on the controversial onshore section of the Corrib gas pipeline.
Wales
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Promoting the Welsh environment at show
Environment Agency Wales is launching a number of major initiatives at the Royal Welsh Show in Builth Wells next week (18 – 21 July) which emphasis its commitment to the environment of Wales.
Rare fish caught in Teifi
Global warming is thought to be responsible for a rare Mediterranean fish being caught in the River Teifi.
Conifers to fall asunder in £2.3m woodland restoration
Vast areas of ancient woodland in Wales will be restored in a £2.3m project launched at the show yesterday.
Appeal Court backs Bluestone plan
The decisions to allow the building of a massive holiday development in Pembrokeshire have been backed by the Court of Appeal.
Policy makes way for turbines
The Brechfa Forest in Carmarthenshire is one of seven sites in Wales to be identified for windfarm development.
Climate
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Industry beats CO2 reduction targets
British industry last year cut by 14.4million tonnes the amount of carbon dioxide it releases into the atmosphere, more than double the target set by government.
Scientists: Humans cause global warming
Global warming is caused primarily by humans and "nearly all climate scientists today" agree with that viewpoint, the new head of the National Academy of Sciences -- a climate scientist himself -- said Wednesday.
Environment experts say it will return
The Thames Head, the source of one of Britain's most famous rivers, has dried up.
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Global
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Ivory-billed woodpecker under scrutiny
A team of bird experts is questioning the reported discovery of an ivory-billed woodpecker, a species that until recently was thought to be extinct.
Caterpillars eat snails out of house and home
Researchers have found a tiny caterpillar in the rainforests of Maui, Hawaii, that weaves silk to tie up sleeping snails.
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Daily wildlife and environment news from the British Isles