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If your lawn is anything like mine, it probably resembles a desert at the moment, both in its sandy colour and in dryness. I can’t recall such a long, hot dry spell for many years and there is no doubt that it’s starting to make life tough...

A peregrine that dodged death has gone on to raise two chicks this summer. This morning we had an update on a male peregrine which we reported on last year, after it was found shot but still alive in King Somborne, Hampshire. The bird had a broken...

You may remember that I’m a sucker for a cute baby animal from my photo of the week choice back in April of two baby ducks . And I’m back with an even stronger contender for, in my opinion, cutest photo of the week ever. Check out this...

Last month we reported that hen harriers had bred successfully for the first time in the Forest of Bowland since 2015, with two nests, both containing four chicks. Shortly after, the final egg on the second nest hatched very late, making it five. Now...

If, for whatever reason, you are still in need of a dose optimism , here is an update by my colleague, Jake di Paolo (Project Research Officer, Gola Cocoa), on work we are doing in West Africa helping to develop livelihoods from cocoa production to support...