Environment
A comprehensive biodiversity study is being conducted by means of innovative eDNA Technology across 250,000 hectares of the UK’s forests to ascertain the condition of nature and the variety of wildlife in our forests.
Wildlife
Could our feeding of wild birds, be aiding the spread of trichomonosis which has caused rapid decline of the British Greenfinch population and poses a threat to other beloved garden birds?
Report
Not mentioned enough, trichomonosis is a fatal disease and the cause of the rapid decline of the British Greenfinch population and poses a serious threat to other, beloved garden birds.
Research
A new study is being conducted to improve understanding of finch trichomonosis transmission and mitigation measures for which public involvement is needed.
Wildlife
Worrying figures from Defra indicate that wild bird numbers in the UK are continuing to fall.
Wildlife
The WWF’s Living Planet Report indicates severe decline in average size of monitored wildlife populations, due to human activity such as habitat destruction and climate change.
Wildlife
The Northern Ireland Raptor Study Group and RSPB have confirmed that a pair of White-tailed eagles have bred in Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland for the first time in 150 years.
Wildlife
Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation has declared a national ‘Butterfly Emergency’, with results of the 2024 Big Butterfly Count showing a marked and hugely concerning decline in numbers.
Environment
Taking place in central London, the March for Clean Water aims to highlight the state of water and demand urgent government action to address the UK’s water pollution crisis.
Worth a read
Golf courses across Sussex are trialling a rewilding initiative to help protect rare chalk grassland and encourage the growth of wildflowers.
Wildlife
National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme is trialling a world-first combination of trail cameras and artificial intelligence (AI) to gauge robust hedgehog population estimates.
Research
New research study shows how effective citizen scientists are in accurately identifying species and gathering reliable ecological data.
Wildlife
Experts believe blackbird numbers in Greater London and southern England have plummeted on account of the Usutu virus, first detected in UK in 2020
Wildlife
Wakehurst is using citizen science to help discover the trees most favoured by pollinators and how to make cities more pollinator-friendly.
Research
Research in small urban gardens in the Netherlands found that insects were just as abundant in gardens planted with exotic plants as in those filled with native plants
Wildlife
The Knepp estate now hosts the UK’s largest population of the magnificent, elusive Purple Emperor butterfly.
Environment
A floating ecosystem by Biomatrix Water has been installed at RHS Wisley to aid habitat creation, waterscaping, water quality and waste management
Wildlife
The Big Butterfly Count 2024 reopens on the 1st July ready for the main event, which runs between 12th July and 4th August.
Environment
Over 300 organisations will be attending the Restore Nature Now march, which takes place in Central London from 12 noon until 1pm on Saturday the 22nd of June.
Wildlife
In the aid of the endangered High Brown Fritillary, Longhorns and Mangalista pigs will be creating potential breeding habitat by ‘mowing’ through Exmoor.
