H a b i t a t - Blue for the world, green for the land, red for the living
Hen harrier
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
Birds of prey under threat
Birds of prey are under threat from a "determined campaign" to kill them, experts warned yesterday.
Western Press
Birds of prey poisoned by pesticide
A banned agricultural pesticide was used to poison three birds of prey discovered dead near a Cumbrian nature reserve.
The Cumberland News
Volunteers maintain bird’s eye view of osprey nest
Around 70 volunteers in the Lake District are keeping a round-the-clock watch over three osprey eggs at Bassenthwaite Lake in a bid to deter thieves.
Times & Star
An island paradise for rare birds
Conservationists have hatched a cunning plan to help two North Tyne love birds, whose bid to rear a family keeps falling foul of the "rising tide".
The Hexham Courant
Bird secrets to be revealed
Twitchers from the Sheffield Wildlife Trust (SWT) were today making final preparations for a one-day course which will introduce participants to the secret life of Britain's woodland birds.
Community Newswire
Nature notes
Tufted ducks have started to build their nests in thick vegetation at the edge of lakes.
Times Online
Bluebell
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

Wild flowers put holes on hold
Plans to create two new holes at West Malling Golf Club have been put on ice after Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council dropped the item from the agenda of a recent planning meeting.
this is kent
Ergot fungal infection issue to be resolved
One of the key measures that arable farmers are being encouraged to take to qualify for new environmental schemes could place their crops at risk from a fungal infection that can render them unsaleable and worthless.
Stackyard
Snap, buckle, pop: the physics of fast-moving plants
Fleet-footed animals, such as gazelles and cheetahs, aren't the only livings things that rely on speed for their survival
National Geographic News
How do our gardens grow? Researchers find a clue
How do flowers know to bend toward the sun, plant shoots to grow up, roots to grow down and strawberry seeds to grow red, luscious fruit?
Environmental News Network
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

WWF celebrates Draft Marine Bill
The Government has just confirmed that it will introduce a draft marine bill in this parliamentary session.
WWF-UK
Australia rallies to the defence of its humpbacks in the face of Japanese cull
The first humpbacks of the season could be seen frolicking off a Sydney beach this week, but if Japan gets its way, the whales could soon be slaughtered for "scientific" reasons.
Independent
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.
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

More boar are sighted
More sightings of wild boar in the Forest have been reported . Police were called by a Symonds Yat East resident who reported seven or eight of the animals on the Gloucestershire bank of the Wye at the beauty spot.
The Forester
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 
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
Deadlines extended for ESS scheme
Some deadlines for entry into the Environmental Stewardship Scheme have been extended to allow farmers to fully complete their applications
Country Life
'Gender-bending' chemicals found to 'feminise' boys
“Gender-bending” chemicals mimicking the female hormone oestrogen can disrupt the development of baby boys, suggests the first evidence linking certain chemicals in everyday plastics to effects in humans.
New Scientist
More beaches fail EU's water quality tests
Twice as many British beaches failed the European Union's water quality standards last year as in the year before, the Marine Conservation Society has said.
Telegraph
Marine Conservation Society
Derek Ratcliffe
Derek Ratcliffe, who died on Monday aged 75, was the most influential British naturalist of his generation; he was the first to link the decline of birds of prey with agricultural pesticides and was the architect of the 1977 Nature Conservation Review, which identified the most important wildlife habitats in Britain.
Telegraph
Suburban paradise
The urban gardener can now make even the smallest outdoor space a haven for wildlife, and buy in ladybirds, bumblebees and worms. Can suburbia rival the countryside for biodiversity?
BBC

Naturenet
Countryside management and nature conservation
- here

England
Resources

English Nature
Countryside Agency
Environment Agency
Campaign for the Protection of Rural England
Wildlife reserve in £15k grant boost
Endangered species of animals living in a wildlife reserve got a boost this week from a government grant.
this is Wiltshire
Cows move in with water buffalo!
Violet, Felicity, Felicia and Poppy make up the new team of bovine beauties enjoying lazy grazing afternoons at Rye Meads Nature Reserve in Hoddesdon.
HEN News
Appeal to restore woodland
Kingfishers, great spotted woodpeckers, buzzards and bluebells will all be monitored by a newly formed conservation group.
Wakefield Today
Harrier watch
A bird protection group is seeking reports of any sightings from Grimsby, Louth and the Lincolnshire coast of rare marsh harriers.
this is grimsby
More land is opened to the public
Countryside lovers will have the chance to explore a huge new area of the Yorkshire Dales National Park for the first time this weekend when open access legislation for the region comes into force.
this is Bradford
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

Order for bird protection area made 'without proper authority'
Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly has found that an order purporting to extend the Special Protection Area (SPA) for wild birds in Dublin Bay was made "without proper authority" and "contrary to fair or sound administration".
The Papers Today
Five Irish beaches fail to meet EU standards
Two beaches in Northern Ireland and three in the Republic have failed to meet European Union bathing water standards, it was announced yesterday.
The Papers Today
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

Last-ditch plea to save £3m Assynt buyout
Community leaders made a last-minute plea for donations yesterday as they aimed to complete the £2.9m purchase of one of Scotland's most beautiful estates.
The Herald
Walk on the wild side
Forestry Commission Scotland is hosting a 'Wildlife Wander' in Barcaldine Forest, near Oban, as part of the Scottish Wildlife Trust's National Wildlife Week.
Forestry Commission
Walk on the wild side for woodland adventures
Buddies are being urged to take a walk on the wild side by signing up for a string of wonderful, woodland adventures.
icRenfrewshire
Wales
Resources

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

Fight to protect Cambrian mountains
Campaigners last night called for the Cambrian Mountains to be recognised as an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB).
icNorthWales
BBC
Beaches fail clean water standard
The number of Welsh beaches failing to reach European water quality standards has doubled over a year.
BBC
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
Bonington: Whinash beggars belief
Cumbria's most famous mountaineer has said that siting a windfarm on one of the most spectacular approaches to the Lake District "beggars belief."
News & Star
Salmond urges government to clear the way for Moray Firth windfarm
The Government was urged last night to clear the way for Talisman Energy's proposed 1,000 megawatt windfarm in the middle of the Moray Firth.
this is north scotland
Outlook bleak without wind farm strategy
Beauty, as they say, is in the eye of the beholder. Driving down the A68 to the Borders the other evening, I was struck by how majestic the twin banks of wind turbines look astride Soutra Hill.
Edinburgh News
Wind farm 'exit poll' shows fairly even split
The results of a survey, conducted in central Sutherland on the same day as the General Election, into people's attitudes towards wind farms have now been published.
Northern Times
Gentlemen, start your turbines . . . first wind farm spins into action
Ireland's first offshore wind farm officially opened yesterday - and it is set to become the biggest in the world, providing power to more than 320,000 homes.
Irish Independent
Confused debate
Here in Tynedale we find ourselves central to a national discussion on wind farms.
Hexham Courant
Roof-top wind turbines to cut electricity bills
Householders will soon be able to buy their own roof-mounted wind turbine that feeds electricity straight into the mains through a standard 13 amp plug.
Telegraph
Recent Sellafield leak went unnoticed for three months
The latest information from the British authorities reveals the recent leak at Sellafield went un-noticed for at least three months.
Irish Examiner
Wind loses out to nuclear, say peers
Two Cumbrian peers this week gave a boost to the nuclear industry as the debate over renewable energy heated up at the Whinash public inquiry at Shap.
Cumbria Online
Relief - and regret - at wave energy firm buy-out
A German buy-out of the financially-troubled Inverness firm Wavegen has been broadly welcomed by politicians and business leaders.
Inverness Courier
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
Industry chiefs' environment plea
A group of Britain's leading industrialists has written to the prime minister urgently demanding long-term policies to combat climate change.
BBC
Leaked G8 document exposes lack of commitment to tackle climate change
Fears that the G8 summit in Gleneagles this July will lack the political will to tackle global warming increased today, following the publication of a document purporting to be a draft G8 communiqué on climate change.
Friends of the Earth
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

Water quality in rivers, lakes worsening, EU report finds
The quality of water in Europe's rivers and lakes used for swimming and water sports has worsened over the past year, with one in 10 not up to standards, the European Union head office said Thursday.
Environmental News Network
Alpine cricket is 'rough lover'
A species of Alpine cricket has proved itself to be an uncharming lothario who can mate every 18 seconds, European scientists report.
BBC
Whale embassy: showdown and turnaround
Yesterday our Whale Embassy Activists, on the ground in Korea, received a visit from angry representatives of the Jangsaengpo Development Association in the city of Ulsan.
Greenpeace
Study says raw sewage killing coral reefs
Raw sewage discharged into the ocean kills coral reefs at an alarming rate, a new U.S. Virgin Islands study says.
Environmental News Network
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
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
           
27 28 29
30 31          
Recent issues
Daily wildlife and environment news from the British Isles