Environment

The new strategy outlines the major threats to hedgehogs that conservation NGOs, local councils and the Government must tackle collectively over the next decade to stop their decline.

The tauros, a type of wild cattle specially bred to resemble the long-lost aurochs, could be roaming the Dundreggan estate near Loch Ness in Scotland by 2026.

An estimated 230,000 badgers have been killed in the past decade.

Other nominees include the UK's widest oak, a tree believed to be more than 1,000 years old, and an ancient specimen shrouded in rainforest bryophytes.

Pollution, invasive species and habitat fragmentation are also listed as threats in the Embracing Nature report, published today by The Wildlife Trusts.

The Scottish Government has selected Galloway as the preferred site for a new national park in Scotland. What are the pros and cons?

Eight green shoots have been found growing from the base of the famous tree, 10 months after it was illegally felled.

The decrease coincides with the introduction of carrier bag charges a decade ago, says the Marine Conservation Society.

The study also reveals that seven out of ten young people have never seen a cow being milked and around one in five have never fed ducks.

A mix of planting and natural regeneration will be used to bring 146 acres of Atlantic rainforest back to Pembrokeshire.

Analysis of the 149 bones found in the cliffs of Compton Bay suggests the dinosaur was the size a large American bison.

The magical phenomenon that caused parts of the Welsh coastline to turn neon blue was captured on camera by photographer Lee McGrath.

Nature is suffering in the UK, and something has to be done, according to a coalition of 83 nature groups, including the National Trust and the RSPB. James Fair explains why they are taking the government to court – and marching to protest in London.

The unique photographic record, which spans 70 years, brings Scottish nature restoration into sharp focus, says Simon Birch.

Borrowdale rainforest in the Lake District has been declared a national nature reserve in a bid to protect the 'mysterious and untouched' valley for centuries to come.

In a new study based on tree-ring analysis, researchers report that the summer of 2023 was the hottest since the height of the Roman Empire.

By 2025, there will be 800,000 of these odd humps and bumps on Kinder Scout – the highest point in the Peak District. They're part of a vast peatland restoration project that is aiming to reduce flooding, improve water quality and provide a home for wildlife.  

The colony of animals, closely related to jellyfish, are harmless to humans, say the scientists.

Only seven long-snouted seahorses have been spotted in the last 10 years, making the sighting in Cornwall particularly exciting.

Thanks to a new conservation breeding programme, we might hear the pitter patter of tiny claws in Hampshire.

Your chances of catching a glimpse of a hen harrier in the Scottish countryside are improving, according to a new report by the RSPB. But this recovery needs to be sustained in the long term to meet biodiversity goals, says the charity.

Once dismissed as an invasive species, Britain's rarest native amphibian is finding its place once more in the countryside. Find out how to identify a pool frog, species facts and what's being done to safe it with our expert guide.