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Isle of Wight Deer Survey During the past year there have been multiple sightings of wild deer on the island including this year’s offspring. It is mainly native red and roe that have...
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Hen Harriers. A bird that often finds itself in the headlines and usually, due to the plight this species faces, the headlines are rarely positive. As many of us know, and many of...
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Traffic and trafficking. Two very different words, which spark thoughts of two entirely different scenarios. On the one hand there is traffic, thoughts of slow moving cars, being stuck on a road for...
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‘It’s finally happened, you’ve both lost your minds!’ There I was, staring at my boyfriends phone, gazing intently at a message from his mother, with a rather unpleasant photo attached to it. A...
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Last month the Environment Agency’s Corporate Scorecard for Quarter Four 2018 to 2019 was published on the gov.uk website. In it they outline their twelve key measures and how they are performing against...
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I pull off the highest road in Yorkshire at the somewhat optimistically named Viewpoint. I’m almost 2,000 feet above sea level – high above Wharfedale on one side and Wensleydale on the other,...
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It’s the finest view in England, according to the author James Herriot. Sutton Bank is a breathtakingly dramatic escarpment in the North York Moors National Park, towering over the Vales of York and...
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Q: Are there any wild deer on the Isle of Wight? A: Yes, deer of various species have been seen in many parts of the island Q: Are deer native to the Isle...
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With Orca Watch just days away the staff of the Sea Watch Foundation is waiting in anticipation to start conducting watches and collect records of the orcas passing through the Pentland Firth. Three...
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RSPB’s innovative citizen science photography project returns The RSPB’s ground-breaking project Puffarazzi is back and once again needs the public’s help to find out more about one of our best loved seabirds. As...
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