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It’s 4.42am on a Sunday morning in May, it’s 3 degrees Celsius and I’m strapping on my head torch before plunging into a West Yorkshire wood. I’ve explored these footpaths hundreds of times...
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The traditional orchard has seen a large decline in numbers over the years, and the National Trust want to change this. As a part of the Wildlife and Nature strategy released in 2015...
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Totton Wedged in between Southampton and the New Forest is the little suburban village of Totton. It’s more of a place you drive through than a destination location. Aside from it’s handful of...
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The early ancestors of deer were found on the island* during the Oligocene epoch around 25 million years ago and resembled modern day Muntjac deer. Prior to the last Ice Age Red, Fallow...
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It may come as a surprise to those across the rest of the UK, but the Scottish coast line is no stranger to large marine animals including dolphins and whales. Not only are...
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It’s one of those pub quiz questions where the wildlife enthusiast comes into their own – What’s the most common breeding bird in the UK? You sit smiling smugly for a moment while...
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The Mackenzie River carves its way through the permafrost tundra of northern Canada. inEthos Design / shutterstock Dave Petley, University of Sheffield Early spring temperatures in the town of Deadhorse, on the north...
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Scientists have found microplastic pollution in once pristine spot near the border between France and Spain. Nathan Danks / shutterstock By Sharon George, Keele University and Carolyn Roberts, Keele University Microplastics have been...
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Primitive ponds may have provided a suitable environment for brewing up Earth’s first life forms, more so than oceans, a new MIT study finds. Researchers report that shallow bodies of water, on the...
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Just one small part of the UK’s energy future. majeczka/Shutterstock By Andrew Crossland, Durham University and Jon Gluyas, Durham University In the past ten years the UK’s electricity mix has changed dramatically. Coal’s...
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