A nature reserve has experienced a huge boost in visitor numbers from 2,000 people a year in 2019 to up to 21,000 this year. Kingfishers Bridge manager James Moss said “people really discovered us” as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The 300-acre (121-hectare) habitat was...
A new national nature reserve on the Lincolnshire coast has been described as a “landmark moment for nature recovery”. Lincolnshire Coronation Coast National Nature Reserve (LCCNNR) is the first site announced in ‘King’s Series of National Nature Reserves’...
Protesters held a ‘wake’ for the UK’s largest fresh water lake, Lough Neagh, to highlight their fears that the lough is dying. Campaigners say pollution is killing the lake, with wildlife and birds suffering after blue-green algal blooms over the summer. Lough Neagh...
An education centre aimed at “inspiring and empowering” future conservationists to save the planet has opened at Chester Zoo. The zoo said the conservation education hub, featuring three classrooms and a recording studio, will host more than 50,000 youngsters and students a...
Almost a month’s worth of rain could fall in less than 24 hours in southern parts of the UK, with Met Office thunderstorm warnings in place. The yellow warning covered south and parts of mid Wales and south-west England until 18:00 BST on Sunday. That warning was upgraded to amber...
