Tom Fitton

Protected bird of prey spotted at nature reserve A protected bird of prey has been spotted at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.

A protected bird of prey has been spotted at a nature reserve.

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Restored watering holes bring life to National Park

A wealth of biodiversity has been discovered during ecological surveys of old livestock watering holes, known as dew ponds, restored by the South Downs National Park.

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Call to protect endangered spider found in Plymouth quarry A charity asks Plymouth City Council to help protect horrid ground-weaver spiders.

Urgent action is needed to secure the future of a quarry which is home to a critically endangered species of spider, a charity has said.

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Call to protect endangered spider found in Plymouth quarry A charity asks Plymouth City Council to help protect horrid ground-weaver spiders.

Urgent action is needed to secure the future of a quarry which is home to a critically endangered species of spider, a charity has said.

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Government U-turns on support for bird-friendly swift bricks in new homes Housing minister Steve Reed refuses to back mandating measure, despite giving support while in environment job

Housing minister Steve Reed refuses to back mandating measure, despite giving support while in environment job.

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year: See 2025's winning snaps The Wildlife Photographer of the Year for 2025 has been revealed, along with the winners in the competition's other categories.

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year for 2025 has been revealed, along with the winners in the competition's other categories.

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Pine martens released on Exmoor in 'positive sign for nature' They are

Pine martens are roaming around Exmoor National Park for the first time in a century, conservationists have revealed.

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Pine martens on the move in Northern Ireland One of Northern Ireland's rarest native mammals have been turning up in some unusual places.

From attics in County Armagh to gardens in Lisburn and a busy, multi-lane road close to Belfast city centre, pine martens - one of Northern Ireland's rarest native mammals - have been turning up in some unusual places.

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Lincolnshire council leader vows to ‘lie in front of bulldozers’ Reform UK's Sean Matthews says the Tillbridge solar plan will create

The leader of a county council has vowed to "lie down in front of bulldozers" to stop work on what is claimed to be the UK's largest solar farm.

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Government approves 'UK's largest' solar farm in Lincolnshire Developers claim it will power about 300,000 homes - making it larger than any currently built.

Plans for a huge solar farm in Lincolnshire have been given approval.

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Government told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050 The Climate Change Committee said the UK should make climate change adaptions beyond the Paris Agreement.

The UK should be prepared to cope with weather extremes as a result of at least 2C of global warming by 2050, independent climate advisers have said.

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Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening

CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening.

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Shaggy Mane, Edenbridge Memorial Health Centre, Edenbridge, Kent (16th October 2025)

When art turns into a sustainable treasure JALAPÃO, Brazil — Capim dourado, or golden grass, grows in Jalapão, a wild part of the Brazilian Cerrado, the most biodiverse savanna in the world. With its unique color, the grass has lifted women th...

Capim dourado, or golden grass, grows in Jalapão, a wild part of the Brazilian Cerrado, the most biodiverse savanna in the world.

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Voices from the land: Indigenous consent isn’t a ‘box-ticking’ exercise (commentary) This series, Voices from the Land, brings together opinion pieces led and written by Indigenous peoples from around the world. Through these commentaries, we share our lived realities and reflections ...

Government officials and companies in South Africa seem to be increasingly using free, prior and informed consent as a box-ticking exercise, says Sinegugu Zukulu, an Indigenous activist and Goldman Prize Winner.

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IUCN downgrades guiña threat status, prompting conservation warning The guiña, a small cat species found only in Chile and northern Argentina, has just been reclassified as of least concern by the IUCN. Until recently it was listed as vulnerable to extinction. Normall...

The guiña, a small wildcat, has been moved to least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Found only in Chile and Argentina, this small cat was previously listed as vulnerable.

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Indochinese leopards face ‘bleak’ future, but hope persists PETCHABURI, Thailand — Swaths of butterflies flutter around Chalong Thongsong and his team of rangers and researchers as they walk along a muddy trail into the forest of Kaeng Krachan National Park. T...

The Indochinese leopard, a subspecies native to mainland Southeast Asia, has been driven to the edge of extinction by snaring and the wildlife trade.

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In Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands, youths blend ancestral and world faiths to protect forests Off the western coast of Sumatra, the Mentawai Islands rise from the Indian Ocean in a patchwork of emerald forests and winding rivers. The canopy shelters endemic macaques and gibbons, hornbills and ...

In the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia, Indigenous youths continue to practice Arat Sabulungan, a cosmology that sees nature as filled with spirits, while blending it with Islam and Christianity.

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In Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands, youths blend ancestral and world faiths to protect forests Off the western coast of Sumatra, the Mentawai Islands rise from the Indian Ocean in a patchwork of emerald forests and winding rivers. The canopy shelters endemic macaques and gibbons, hornbills and ...

In the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia, Indigenous youths continue to practice Arat Sabulungan, a cosmology that sees nature as filled with spirits, while blending it with Islam and Christianity.

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This Central Valley serpent is California’s new state snake. Can recognition save it from extinction? For this humble brown reptile to rebound as successfully as other endangered species, conservation history shows that it will take combined efforts from the state, zoo and wildlife refuges, and biolog...

Amid the slew of bills moving through the California Legislature this week, one that slithered across Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s desk was different from the others.

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Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who n...

One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who now feel they have the political will to do so.

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Carmakers accused in huge UK lawsuits of cheating diesel emissions tests Some of the world's biggest carmakers manipulated diesel emissions tests because they "would rather cheat than comply with the law", lawyers for over 1.6 million claimants told London's High Court on Monday, at the start of a huge trial.

UK court to decide if diesel vehicles had 'defeat devices'.

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The ecology of fear in the Anthropocene has a new plot twist New research finds that wolves are afraid of the super predator in the woods (humans)—and that protecting them doesn't make them less fearful of us.

New research finds that wolves are afraid of the super predator in the woods (humans)—and that protecting them doesn't make them less fearful of us.

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‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point Widespread mortality of warm-water coral reefs under way, as world reaches first tipping point With global warming set to breach 1.5°C, world dangerously close to further catastrophic tipping points T...

Widespread mortality of warm-water coral reefs under way, as world reaches first tipping point.

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Mysterious Mushrooms: New Books About the Fabulous Fruit of the Fungi • The Revelator These 10 books celebrate and educate us about Earth’s most fascinating gift to humans and wildlife.

These 10 books celebrate and educate us about Earth’s most fascinating gift to humans and wildlife.

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Punk Builds a Greener Future • The Revelator A worldwide but borderless DIY culture rejects consumerism and embraces reuse — and focuses on mutual aid.

A worldwide but borderless DIY culture rejects consumerism and embraces reuse — and focuses on mutual aid.

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Study: Commercial Lion Farming in South Africa Could Be Harming, Not Helping, Wild Lions • The Revelator As we’ve seen with tigers and other threatened species, captive lion breeding may stimulate consumer demand and put additional pressure on wild populations across African home ranges.

As we’ve seen with tigers and other threatened species, captive lion breeding may stimulate consumer demand and put additional pressure on wild populations across African home ranges.

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The old tradition enjoying a comeback thanks to veganism While rural communities have long foraged, urban populations are now also discovering its appeal

While rural communities have long foraged, urban populations are now also discovering its appeal.

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166 million-year-old dinosaur footprints discovered Discovery of almost 100 sauropod footprints over a distance of 220 metres provides new insight into how Jurassic dinosaurs moved through the landscape of what is now Britain

Discovery of almost 100 sauropod footprints over a distance of 220 metres provides new insight into how Jurassic dinosaurs moved through the landscape of what is now Britain.

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First pine martens released in Exmoor National Park in landmark nature recovery project | The Wildlife Trusts A pioneering nature recovery project has reintroduced 19 pine martens to Exmoor National Park — marking the official return of a native species lost for over a century.

A pioneering nature recovery project has reintroduced 19 pine martens to Exmoor National Park — marking the official return of a native species lost for over a century.

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