Nature spaces 'need to be right next to where people live'
BBC News·10d ago
- Published People should not have to travel far to experience the joys of nature, conservationists have said, as campaigners push for more wildlife-rich green spaces in urban areas.
Getting River Avon pollution investigated like 'pulling teeth'
BBC Newsby Matty Edwards·10d ago
- Published An oil-like substance has been bubbling up in the River Avon in Bristol for years and killing wildlife, according to local residents who have made regular reports to the Environment...
Why families are being urged to look closer on autumn walks
BBC Newsby Shehnaz Khan·11d ago
- Published From fairytale toadstools to fungi that look like birds' nests, experts say some of Britain's most unusual mushrooms are beginning to emerge as autumn arrives.
Bumblebee project seeking to 'turn the tide' for rare UK species
BBC Newsby Chloe Parkman·11d ago
- Published A project is under way to try and help one of the UK's "most threatened" species of bumblebee.
Hanle: The young women guiding tourists through India's night sky
BBC Newsby Amruta Durve·11d ago
- Published It's 10pm and bitterly cold in Hanle. Strong winds sweep across this remote village in India's Himalayan Ladakh region, but no one seems to mind.
Nor'easter storm brings coastal flooding, as New York and New Jersey declare emergency
BBC Newsby Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu·12d ago
- Published Tens of millions of people across the north-eastern US are in the path of a powerful storm this weekend, which has already brought coastal flooding, power outages, travel chaos and...
Hot and dry weather could lead to butterfly 'population crash'
BBC Newsby Chloe Parkman·12d ago
- Published Butterfly and day-flying moth numbers recorded across Devon and Cornwall this summer have been "very good" - but experts fear prolonged hot and dry weather could lead to a decline.
Studland seahorse habitats 'healing' thanks to eco moorings
BBC News·12d ago
- Published Scars caused to rare seahorse habitats by boat anchors off the Dorset coast are starting to heal, thanks to the installation of new moorings.
Indonesia Carstensz Pyramid: Papua's 'eternal snow' on Puncak Jaya is about to disappear forever
BBC Newsby Abraham Utama·12d ago
- Published The mountains of Papua are not far from the equator, but they've been topped with "eternal snow" for centuries.
Lake District space museum launched by Britain's first astronaut
BBC Newsby Hannah Mitchell; Jennie Dennett·13d ago
- Published A new space flight museum has been opened at a Lake District observatory. Britain's first astronaut Helen Sharman visited Grizedale Observatory and Planetarium on Friday to officially...
Endangered dormice on Babers Farm signal healthy landscape
BBC News·13d ago
- Published Endangered dormice have been found on a farm that has been working to improve biodiversity and nature habitats.
X-planes: Are they needed in the new era of drones?
BBC Newsby Michael Dempsey·13d ago
- Published There's a weird and wonderful jet flying over the US. It has the nose of anteater, parts cannibalised from other planes and a cockpit so far back the pilot depends on a camera to see...
Blood test call for people potentially impacted by cancer-causing chemicals in the ground
BBC Newsby Steffan Messenger; Lucy Ballinger·13d ago
- Published When she moved to the countryside two years ago, Natalie Dugdale thought it would be the perfect spot to raise her family.
'Perfect storm’ could lead to rubbish piling up on Scotland's streets, experts warn
BBC Newsby Kevin Keane·14d ago
- Published Scotland's waste sector is on the verge of a crisis which could see rubbish piling up on the streets, experts have warned.
September full Moon 2026: When to see the Harvest Moon
BBC Newsby Emily Wood·15d ago
- Published September's full Moon will be visible in UK skies this weekend, just days after the autumn equinox.
Millions of heads of lettuce ruined by aphid outbreak
BBC Newsby Caitlin Doherty·15d ago
- Published Millions of lettuces are set to be wasted as farmers are grappling with a record outbreak of aphids that has devastated the end of their growing season.
Farmers' race for £233m funding like 'scramble for Oasis tickets'
BBC Newsby Malcolm Prior·15d ago
- Published Thousands of farmers missed out on vital government funding after online applications for a £233m green scheme for the whole of England closed down in under six hours.
Rare snails lay eggs on drive from Wales to Wingham Wildlife Park
BBC Newsby Hannah Roe·15d ago
- Published A rare snail found in just one lake in the UK started laying eggs on its six-hour journey from Wales to Kent, as a zoo joined a nationwide effort to save the species.
Renewables: Grid shortages are forcing India to produce and waste green energy
BBC Newsby Nikhil Inamdar·15d ago
- Published On a hot July afternoon this year, electricity generated from renewable energy briefly met over half of India's peak power demand - only the second time this happened.
Spain battles climate change on several fronts
BBC Newsby Guy Hedgecoe·16d ago
- Published In a small green meadow in the Gredos mountains, west of Madrid, a couple of dozen cows belonging to Juan Ángel Izquierdo and his family are grazing.
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