Tom Fitton

Birdwatching with Sean Bean: best podcasts of the week From Lord of Winterfell to lover of ornithology, the actor reveals his lifelong love of birding as host of a hugely listenable podcast. Plus, a gripping investigation into the police

From Lord of Winterfell to lover of ornithology, the actor reveals his lifelong love of birding as host of a hugely listenable podcast. Plus, a gripping investigation into the police.

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Project sees long-term success restoring forests in the high Andes: Study High in the Andes, Polylepis trees, with their stunted gnarled trunks and twisted limbs, cling to steep mountain slopes, boulder fields and sheltered ravines. Growing at altitudes of up to 5,000 meter...

The Polylepis forests of Peru are some of the highest high-altitude forests in the world, playing an essential role in the water cycle.

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Amazon entrepreneur spreads seeds of growth with recycled paper A burnout pushed one woman to build a new, nature-friendly career in one of the rainforest’s most deforested cities.

In the Brazilian city of Altamira, a small business transforms recycled paper into seed-embedded sheets that grow into flowers, herbs and even local plants, merging creativity and sustainability.

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Indonesia says 4 million hectares of plantation, mining lands reclaimed in crackdown JAKARTA — Indonesia has reclaimed more than 4 million hectares (9.9 million acres, about the size of Switzerland) of land nationwide that had been used for plantations, mining or other activities insi...

The Indonesian government says it has reclaimed more than 4 million hectares of land used for plantations, mining and other activities inside officially designated forest areas.

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Growing native plants to heal land at Indigenous owned nursery in British Columbia CRANBROOK, British Colombia | At the Nupqu Native Plant Nursery in the Canadian province of British Columbia, sulfur buckwheat seedlings fill Styrofoam trays. It’s October, the end of the growing seas...

The Ktunaxa First Nation owned Nupqu Native Plant Nursery in south-eastern British Columbia propagates over 60 native plant species, with a focus on locally-collected seed.

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Grassroots forest protection succeeds where planting drives fail in Nepal NAWALPUR, Nepal — At 75, Hasta Bahadur Sathighare Magar says he still remembers the time when the slopes above his village in the rural municipality of Rupsekot, in central Nepal, looked dead. Dust bl...

Cases from Nepal suggest that degraded land can regenerate naturally when locals enforce rules such as banning open livestock grazing, restricting access, fining illegal logging and organizing patrols, without the need for costly tree-planting drives.

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Pennines delight as drone survey offers hope for one of UK’s rarest birds Conservationists find dunlin chicks thriving in boggy habitat created in collaboration with landowners

Conservationists find dunlin chicks thriving in boggy habitat created in collaboration with landowners.

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Burning banned on England’s deep peat to protect wildlife Ban on burning heather and grass on deep peat extended to improve air quality for local communities, reduce flood risk and protect wildlife.

Ban on burning heather and grass on deep peat extended to improve air quality for local communities, reduce flood risk and protect wildlife.

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High Court throws out Moorland Association’s legal challenge against new burning regulations Some good news! This morning, the Moorland Association’s legal challenge against Defra’s new burning regulations (which restrict burning on deep peat) has been thrown out by the High Co…

Some good news!

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Northampton University student records rare Hollyhock Moth The Hollyhock Seed Moth is sighted at Delapre Abbey for the first time since 1940.

Ooh!

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In the Brazilian Amazon, community conservation success comes with a cost: Study In rural communities living near Brazil’s Juruá River, a tributary of the Amazon River that flows northward through the country, families of fishers take turns in guarding the entrances of oxbow lakes...

In Brazil’s western Amazon, community-led efforts to protect the pirarucu, one of the world’s largest freshwater fish, bring conservation benefits that extend into upland ecosystems.

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What possessed us to introduce stoats, weasels and ferrets to New Zealand? Why did they do it? What possessed New Zealand’s government of the day, its citizens and acclimatisation societies to introduce rabbits and then stoats?

It’s one of the biggest “what were they thinking” moments in New Zealand history. From today’s vantage point, the decision sounds unhinged, but putting aside judgment, why did it make sense at the time? And what can it teach us about unintended consequences today?

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Huntingdonshire shop owner on the benefits of plant-based eating Martin Cooper, of St Neots-based The Refill Shop, talks about the benefits of plant-based eating in his first column of the year.

Martin Cooper, of St Neots-based The Refill Shop, talks about the benefits of plant-based eating in his first column of the year.

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Continue Veganuary With These 10 Recipes Continue Veganuary with these 10 recipes, all of which will make eating plant-based easy and enjoyable beyond January

With plenty of tasty recipes on hand, you won't want to stop Veganuary long after this month ends.

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Volunteers wanted to live on Skomer Island and count puffins Successful applicants will spend several months helping conservation efforts on Skomer Island, off the Pembrokeshire coast.

A beautiful, remote island off the coast of south-west Wales could be your new home - as long as you are happy to count puffins.

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London's vegan crisis: how plant-based eating fell out of favour A struggling economy, the rise of right-wing populism and suspicious eaters are all combining to wipe London’s vegan scene from the map. What went wrong?

A struggling economy, the rise of right-wing populism and suspicious eaters are all combining to wipe London’s vegan scene from the map. What went wrong?

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London's vegan crisis: how plant-based eating fell out of favour A struggling economy, the rise of right-wing populism and suspicious eaters are all combining to wipe London’s vegan scene from the map. What went wrong?

A struggling economy, the rise of right-wing populism and suspicious eaters are all combining to wipe London’s vegan scene from the map. What went wrong?

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From scorpions to peacocks: the species thriving in London’s hidden microclimates An extraordinary mosaic of wildlife has made Britain’s urban jungle its home

An extraordinary mosaic of wildlife has made Britain’s urban jungle its home.

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"We need politicians who will tell it straight..."

@zackpolanski.bsky.social on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.

YouTube video by Channel 4 News Former gamekeeper sentenced over plot to kill protected Hen Harrier

Well worth a watch...

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We're out campaigning in Gorton and Denton for the by-election on 26th of February.
it's time for change in this community, it's time for hope, it's time to VOTE GREEN

Endangered leopard sharks return to Thai waters in landmark rewilding push The spotted sharks have sharply declined in the wild over the past decade due to overfishing and habitat loss.

The spotted sharks have sharply declined in the wild over the past decade due to overfishing and habitat loss.

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To Save An Endangered Prairie Fish, Dried-up Iowa Wetlands Get New Life - Inside Climate News Efforts to save the Topeka shiner have restored hundreds of oxbow lakes across Iowa. Now, those wetlands are helping to improve the state’s water quality.

Efforts to save the Topeka shiner have restored hundreds of oxbow lakes across Iowa. Now, those wetlands are helping to improve the state’s water quality.

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Young Atlantic salmon seen in three English rivers for first time in a decade Species that is critically endangered in Britain is spotted in Mersey, Bollin and Goyt rivers in north-west

Species that is critically endangered in Britain is spotted in Mersey, Bollin and Goyt rivers in north-west.

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Rare Red-Necked Ostriches Introduced in Saudi Arabia to Replace Birds That Went Extinct More Than 80 Years Ago The released birds are the closest living relatives of the extinct Arabian ostrich. The flightless animals' return is part of a broader "rewilding" effort at a huge nature reserve

The released birds are the closest living relatives of the extinct Arabian ostrich. The flightless animals’ return is part of a broader “rewilding” effort at a huge nature reserve.

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Beavers could soon make their home in one of Croydon's largest parks Beavers could soon arrive at South Norwood Country Park under plans to boost biodiversity and restore wildlife habitats in Croydon.

Beavers could soon arrive at South Norwood Country Park under plans to boost biodiversity and restore wildlife habitats in Croydon.

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Why beavers could soon be introduced to this south London park The move is part of a rewilding project at the nature reserve

The move is part of a rewilding project at the nature reserve.

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Beavers could soon be making themselves at home in a Croydon park - Newsroom Croydon could soon be home to some very unusual new residents, with plans being explored to introduce a family of beavers to South Norwood Country Park as part of a rewilding project.

Croydon could soon be home to some very unusual new residents, with plans being explored to introduce a family of beavers to South Norwood Country Park as part of a rewilding project.

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Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in different ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees

Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in different ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees.

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Endangered bumblebees, sifting spoonbills and trespassing tortoises: Britain's railway network is a wildlife haven The nation's flora and fauna have found peace in the thousands of miles of tracks that cross the country.

The nation's flora and fauna have found peace in the thousands of miles of tracks that cross the country.

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