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Two years after the tree was cut down, the National Trust says it wants to turn a sense of loss ‘into a sense of hope’Artists are being asked for ideas to create a “nationally important” work from the wood of the illegally felled Sycamore Gap tree whic…
Exclusive: CPRE study suggests housebuilding targets can be met without encroaching on green belt landAlmost 1.5m new homes could be built on brownfield sites in England to avoid encroaching on green belt and meet the government target for housing grow…
Murray Watt agrees recovery plans for greater glider, ghost bat, lungfish and sandhill dunnart were not made by successive governmentsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe f…
Fattest brown bears, bulking up for hibernation, pitted against each other in online public vote – who will win?It’s that time of year again, when audiences turn to a welcome distraction from the heavy news cycle: Katmai national park and preserve in s…
An expert team are resurrecting ice age ponds and finding rare species returning from a ‘perfect time capsule’If you glanced into a green field and saw a yellow digger tearing into the turf, you might assume it was another site for new houses. But the …
Exclusive: Officials say they have been told to do as little as legally possible to prevent housing approvalsMinisters have told officials at the Environment Agency to wave through planning applications with minimal resistance, as part of a major regul…
Loss of spawning pools, insects and marshy habitats has had ‘catastrophic effect on our flora and fauna’Hedgehogs, salmon and birds have been put at risk by this summer’s dry conditions, Natural England has said, as drought conditions continue.The gove…
Campaigners crowdfund £26,000 to seek judicial review of move to construct pitches in wildlife-rich areaCampaigners are mounting another legal challenge to the building of a women’s football academy by Tottenham Hotspur on wildlife-rich parkland in nor…
DNA analysis of endemic specimens in museums finds 79% of ant populations in Pacific archipelago are shrinkingIsland-dwelling insects have not been spared the ravages of humanity that have pushed so many of their invertebrate kin into freefall around t…
Lords amend planning bill to include protections for wild animals, including bird-safe glass and swift bricksHedgehog highways and bird-safe glass could become requirements for all new buildings as members of the House of Lords push through amendments …