The public are being urged to be vigilant for any sightings of oak processionary moth caterpillars, a tree pest which can strip oak trees of their foliage and leave them susceptible to disease....
A new study comparing small balls of food fed by adult swifts to their offspring with trap data from the Rothamsted Insect Survey suggests that the birds could make a useful contribution to pest suppression – particularly if their numbers could be increased....
Local projects across England will be able to clean up lakes and rivers, protect communities from flooding and plant thousands of trees, thanks to £11.5 million of government support....
There are few more iconic sights than a curlew in flight, but without intervention it could be something future generations will never get to enjoy. Once considered a common species across Britain, the curlew with its distinctive haunting call, is now one of our most rapidly declining breeding bird species in the UK....