H a b i t a t - Blue for the world, green for the land, red for the living
Dead peregrine
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 found poisoned on RSPB nature reserve
The RSPB has expressed its outrage at the news that three birds of prey found dead near the its Geltsdale nature reserve in Cumbria had been poisoned by a banned pesticide.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Cumbria Online
BBC
Targeted campaign threatens birds of prey - RSPB
Birds of prey are under threat from a “determined campaign” to kill them, experts warned today.
Scotsman.com
Fans out in force for rock chicks
New arrivals at a Forest beauty spot are causing a stir among visitors who are flocking to the site.
Gloucestershire Echo
Champion farmer creates ideal home for special bird
Fenland farmer George Munns is flying high after being named Lapwing Champion by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
The Fenland Post
Osprey sighting
An Osprey spotted hovering over the Forest left empty-clawed, according to the spotter who snapped him.
Gloucestershire Echo
Wildflower meadow
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

Visit top wildflower meadows
Grasslands in the Wye Valley will be opened up to the public for one day next month.
Gloucestershire Echo
Meadow delights Ely in Bloom chairman
A group of about 30 people took the chance to wander the droves and explore Chettisham Meadow Nature Reserve last week.
The Ely Standard
Lichen experts arrive in Deeside
An international collective of lichen experts arrived in Royal Deeside this week.
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Nature notes
The first spotted orchids are in flower.
Times Online
Nature notes
Lime trees have a dappled look, as the flower buds appear on the pale wings which will carry the seeds away in autumn.
Times Online
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

A home for the joys of nature
Did you know that as well as the ones that live in hives, there are some types of bee that live in underground burrows?
The Comet
Looking out for ladybirds
As bedding plants are hardening off ready to plant out for the summer months, so aphids and other pests appear, intent on feasting on your colourful annuals.
icTeesside
Cemetery badgered
Top-level meetings will take place next week in a bid to stop badgers digging up graves in Cheltenham cemetery.
Gloucestershire Echo

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

New whaling regime to repeat disasters of the past
New report highlights abuses of whaling regulations and the dangers of a return to commercial whaling.
Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
Slaughter that could kill a dream
With dreams of spotting whales in their natural habitat, thousands of visitors head to sea on tours based in Scotland's coastal communities every year.
The Herald
Tory delivers on Whalewatching Course
The second IWDG whalewatching weekend organised on Tory Island, Co Donegal delivered spectacular sightings of basking sharks and a probable humpback whale !
Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
The Wildlife Trusts Your ocean needs you!
Show your support for the marine bill campaign by signing The Wildlife Trusts’ marine petition online by clicking here.
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
Wildlife charity slams League's double standards on conservation
The Game Conservancy Trust has criticised The League Against Cruel Sports (LACS) for its woefully inadequate understanding of wildlife issues and its blatant double standards.
The Game Conservancy Trust
State suppliers to need green credentials
Companies hoping to supply the government will from next year be asked to demonstrate that their products and services are environmentally sound, under new standards for the £125bn spent on public sector procurement each year.
FT.com
NFU sets out green commitments
The NFU has produced an environment policy statement which sets out the union's commitment to leading the debate on the environmental challenge facing farmers and growers.
FWi
Now MPs want ban on snares
The widespread use of snares by gamekeepers could soon be outlawed - after the same MPs who banned hunting turned their attention to the shooting industry.
Gloucestershire Echo

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
Boom town still a haven for wildlife
Wildlife is thriving in the heart of boom town Warrington.
ManchesterOnline
Wildlife site is saved
A rich wildlife site in the heart of industrial Tottenham has been saved from decimation.
Tottenham, Wood Green and Edmonton Journal
Welcoming wildlife into gardens
Residents have until the end of the month to enter Sevenoaks District Council's free Gardening for Wildlife award scheme.
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Farming attraction preserves its wildlife
Congratulations to Gloucestershire farmers Chris and Jane Turney, who have turned the clock back so rapidly on Blakemore Farm near Longhope that it's now listed among the county's major wildlife sites.
Gloucestershire Echo
Repair work complete at historic fort
The £80,000 restoration of Kimsbury Camp, the Iron Age hill fort on Painswick Beacon, is now complete.
Gloucestershire Echo
Help to keep a watchful eye on our wildlife
People are being asked to take part in a survey highlighting the wildlife of the west's waterways.
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Protect our river heritage
There are good reasons why authorities in the Lake District decided to impose a 10mph speed limit on Windermere.
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Dog owners are outraged over Dartmoor 'walkies' ban
Dogs are to be banned from parts of Dartmoor National Park to protect delicate wildlife habitats.
Telegraph
Celebrations as historic right of access begins in Northern England
Walkers will be able to enjoy more than half a million hectares of the most spectacular landscapes in England when the right of open access is launched in northern England this weekend (May 28).
Government News Network
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

First seizure in Europe of illegal GM maize from US
Government officials have seized a consignment of unauthorised genetically modified maize that was imported here from the US.
Irish Independent
Increase in NI water pollution incidents
There were more than 1,500 water pollution incidents in 2003, a new report from the Department of the Environment (DOE) shows.
The Papers Today
Get involved - celebrate World Environment Day on June 5th!
For the second year, the Environment and Heritage Service (EHS) are co-ordinating Northern Ireland 's campaign to celebrate the United Nation's World Environment Day.
Environment and Heritage Service
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

Pollution 'threat' to river salmon
An angler has claimed that salmon stocks in a north-east river are at risk from pollution.
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Bellamy helps duke dig in for the countryside
Britain's biggest landowner yesterday urged city dwellers to shed their fear of the countryside and explore some of Scotland's best-known estates.
The Herald
Tentsmuir consultation - last chance to comment
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) is reminding interested people to send in their comments on the draft of the new management plan for Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve (NNR).
Scottish Natural Heritage
Wales
Resources

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

Poachers threaten red deer
Concern is mounting in the Cardigan area over a threat to a large number of red deer from poachers.
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£3m revamp scheme unveiled
A £3.3 million scheme to restore Dinefwr Park will be unveiled at a special exhibition in Llandeilo on Saturday.
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Neath Port Talbot children have fun and learn about the countryside
Children in Neath Port Talbot were having fun in the countryside today to celebrate the imminent launch of the new countryside rights of access.
National Assembly for Wales
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
Skye windfarm plan thrown out
A bitter battle over a controversial windfarm on Skye is likely to be waged for a second time after a technicality forced the original scheme to be thrown out.
The Herald
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Protesters vow to fight wind farm
Protesters fighting plans for a £50m wind farm on the edge of Greater Manchester say they will continue to oppose the development, despite the government giving it the green light.
ManchesterOnline
Capacity of power grid a concern
The second windfarm due to be built on Lewis could be delayed because the National Grid electricity transmission line from Beauly to Denny is already reaching capacity.
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Studies aim to set ball rolling in move for £40m Aberdeen windfarm project
The proposal for a £40million windfarm off the coast of Aberdeen is taking another step forward.
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New windfarm plan for Muir
Proposals have been unveiled this week to build another major windfarm on a remote corner of a Ross-shire estate.
North Star
Little sign of a coherent approach to renewables, says ex-minister
Former energy minister Brian Wilson warned delegates yesterday that Scotland's renewable energy potential was in danger of being frittered away.
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Opencast site's wind of change
Cannock residents living near a site earmarked as a potential location for West Midlands' first wind farm have given the proposals their backing.
Express&Star
BBC
E.ON UK aims for more power, fewer turbines at proposed Cumbria wind farm
E.ON UK has today revealed that its planning application for the proposed Lamonby wind farm will be for a smaller number of more powerful wind turbines.
E.on UK
Ahern hails off-shore wind farm milestone
Ireland’s first off-shore wind farm is a “milestone project” for Ireland and the global wind industry, it was claimed today.
Breaking News
Tide turns in our experts' favour
A Tyneside company has secured a lucrative contract to develop tidal energy on one of the most remote spots in the British Isles.
icTeesside
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
73% call for climate change law
A new national campaign, starting this week, is attempting to make the UK Government legally responsible for reducing the country’s greenhouse gas emissions and climate change impact.
Green Consumer Guide
Increased use of coal behind rise in UK greenhouse gas emissions
Carbon dioxide emissions have risen again, primarily due to an increased use of coal instead of gas in electricity generation, a study by the Office for National Statistics has shown.
edie news centre
Why farmers could go with the flow
The world's farmers are taking the steam out of the tropical monsoons, and bringing thunderclouds to Colorado.
The Guardian
Exxon shareholders call for more details on Kyoto
ExxonMobil, the world's biggest oil company, suffered the biggest challenge to date on its environmental record yesterday when more than a quarter of shareholders demanded more information about its record on complying with the Kyoto Protocol.
Independent
Rising sea levels pose global threat
Building higher and stronger sea walls is no longer enough to protect the world's low-lying areas against rising sea levels and global warming, a conference in the Netherlands has heard.
CNN.com
Global warming will increase world hunger-U.N.
Global warming is likely to significantly diminish food production in many countries and greatly increase the number of hungry people, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said Thursday.
Reuters
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

Wildflower feared extinct rediscovered
A flower long thought to be extinct was rediscovered in a California state park -- more than six decades after it was last seen, scientists said Wednesday.
CNN.com
China's Yellow River plagued by pollution
Most of the Yellow River, the second-longest in China and the cradle of early Chinese civilisation, is so polluted it is not safe for drinking or swimming, Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday.
Environmental News Network
ASEAN combats illegal wildlife trade in Southeast Asia
In an unprecedented move against Southeast Asia’s illegal and unsustainable trade in wildlife, delegates from the ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed upon a five-year action plan to combat threats to the region’s rich biological diversity.
WWF Newsroom
Algarve United and the Iberian lynx
Football is not a sport usually associated with philanthropy, but Julian Pettifer meets a football club owner in southern Portugal who has decided to spend money on a big cat in danger of extinction.
BBC
The World Land Trust is a conservation charity that has helped purchase and protect over 300,000 acres of rainforest and other threatened wildlife habitats worldwide. You can help us save even more - here
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