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Demand for skilled bird of prey practitioners is rising, says the manager of the course.

Did you spot a fish? Press the Fish Doorbell! Then our lock keeper can let the fish through.

A five-year programme is aiming to help thousands of people in the South Midlands get back into work.

Researchers led by the Australian scientist Tim Flannery have made a once-in-a-lifetime discovery: that two charismatic marsupial species that had been thought extinct for 6,000 years are alive in rainforest in remote West Papua.

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

The motorboat was found grounded off Brownsea Island in thick fog.

First of the trusts, formed with 12 people in a Norfolk pub in 1926, buys swath of farmland to restore to nature

Myfanwy is one of the oldest mammoths to have re-populated Britain towards the end of the last Ice Age.

Sheffield’s Double Six club relaunches after a cash boost from the Youth Investment Fund.

Les Hemstock has been helping stricken animals for the last seven years.

The Heritage Centre aims to recreate some of the area’s natural landscape lost during the 19th Century.

Natural England began switching to cattle grazing at its Ingleborough site in the Dales in 2004.

The Norfolk Wildlife Trust is opening its sites for free as part of its 100th birthday celebrations.

The festival had its application brought before a Cornwall Council committee.

Ponds at Attingham Park will “support a wider range of wildlife”, after improvement works.

The free, family friendly festival celebrates Grimsby’s seafaring history and seafood sector.

A guided walk through North Yorkshire woodland throws up some thrilling surprises by honing in on sound over sight

Photo North puts photography centre stage in Leeds – established and emerging talent will participate in reviews, exhibitions and discussion during the festival, which runs 13-15 March and aims to encourage artists in every corner of the country

About 3,000 puffins are expected to arrive at the RSPB’s Bempton Cliffs site in the coming weeks.

The project’s aim is to understand how underground fungal networks adapt to environments.

Mark Agnew, who will run the Ironbridge attractions, says they already have a ‘successful formula’.

The chances of finding one mammal species thought to be lost was ‘almost zero’ and finding two is ‘unprecedented’, biologist Tim Flannery says

The phenomenon has been observed in plants, animals and insects which reflect vibrant colours.

The collection was put together by a couple from Wiltshire over 35 years.

St Richard’s Hospice says 35 Peter Rabbit sculptures will line the streets of Worcester in 2027.

The famous Campbell Soup artwork is among Warhol pieces going on display at Wolverhampton Art Gallery.

Colleen Ferguson says her German Shepherd kept sniffing her breath, prompting her to have tests.

Ultraviolet sparkles might be sparked by a thuderstorms electric charge

A botanical artist’s work has been featured on a set of 10 stamps celebrating the beauty of roses.

Once assessed as ‘a sloth with a low drive to work’, the polite and affectionate black labrador enjoys a successful new career as a therapy dog

Project organisers say they want to preserve Ripon’s long association with the armed forces.

The objects, which were used to produce tools and weapons, were found on grazing land in west Wales.

Amur tiger Luca, mainland clouded leopard Django and cheetah Mo had scans in October.

At least one of the cartwheeling boys was damaged after Storm Eunice in February 2022.

Owners of the two-year-old Irish Setter called Marigold say she has recovered well from the births.

The sun sculpture, named Helios, will be on display at Grimsby Minster from 9 April.

The sterling silver medal arrived at a family run jewellery shop in Lancashire unexpectedly.

A family of beavers have been brought from Scotland to improve biodiversity in a Lincolnshire river.

Record rainfall in famously arid California park has caused a wildflower eruption nearing levels of a superbloom

Experienced mountaineer Morag Skelton has taken Hamish on skiing expeditions and an island-hopping camping trip.

Volunteer group Citizens of the Reef made the find as part of the Great Reef Census

After a decade of austerity closed more than 1,000 centres, the government has promised £500m to renew youth services. We tour a glossy new venue in Preston – and a girls-only one in London

More young people are using their lived experience to directly influence NHS services.

Wayne Dixon walked 4,000 miles clearing other rubbish after his dog Koda got him out of the house.

The trial at Lymington Harbour aims to protect both wildlife and the local economy.

At least 16 women are transporting seven vehicles from Oxfordshire to Ukraine next month.

The mining company donates the land to Durham Wildlife Trust six years after it closed.

Girls who Create aims to connect women from rural towns face-to-face, away from social media.

The artist is the first female British painter to have a solo show in the main galleries of the Royal Academy.

A series of millennia-old canoes are being unearthed from the bottom of a lake in Wisconsin, spurring a renewed interest in Indigenous culture.

The 18th Century Daresbury Hall was devastated in a blaze in 2016 and is set to become apartments.

The World Nature Photography awards have announced the winners for 2026 and Australian Jono Allen has taken out the top prize

Bird watchers speak of their amazement at seeing a young white-tailed eagle roaming the North East.

Numbers of the iconic bird in southern Scotland are at record levels despite some setbacks along the way.

A litter of baby boars have been captured crossing a stream with their mum in the Forest of Dean.

One hundred and fifty eight captive-bred juvenile tortoises were released on the Galápagos island of Floreana.

High numbers of the red-listed lapwing are being reported at wetlands along the Humber estuary.

Callum Laird plunged off Goat Fell mountain on Arran thanks to icy conditions.

Parents can collect dried food, clothes and household goods donated by supermarkets.

The musician, who was born in a mother and baby home, only found out who his natural father was when he was 59.

Watchtree Nature Reserve in Cumbria purchases a former RAF watchtower to create a “wildlife haven”.

Researchers say that the species is the first new spinosaurid identified in more than one hundred years.

Asha was born at the Bristol Zoo Project but needed round-the-clock care after her mother died.

Forty people worked across two days to rescue Luna the cockapoo from a Dorset cliff.

Staff say they discovered the new arrival in the early hours of 2 February.

Exclusive: Pensthorpe was believed to be home to just one individual but pair have been filmed grooming each other

An archaeologist says the bridge dates back to the 1400s and was a major route to Durham Cathedral.

The tired and cold cubs were taken in for the night by Karen Watson, who kept them in a cardboard box in her bathtub.

The unknown doctor used a defibrillator at Reading Station to save 69-year-old Ian Drewery.

Residents were able to hold and stroke the two Humboldt penguins during the visit.

Since 2020, battery-electric buses have each year gained more market share in percentage points than they had in the previous year, showing clear sustained momentum behind electrification.

Assynt Mountain Rescue Team said the uninjured caver was well equipped but needed help returning to the surface.

A slate of new shows will feature alongside beloved landmark series in a week-long celebration of Sir David’s work and legacy

A rare gilded and complete Book of the Dead, used by ancient Egyptians to help them to the afterlife, is now on display in Brooklyn

Two-year-old Mabel escaped at Leigh Delamere service station during a house move.

The relic was found by construction workers during the renovation of Hull’s Queen’s Gardens.

The birth of three King colobus monkeys is “an important step for conservation”, a zoo says.

A single nasal spray vaccine could protect against all coughs, colds and flus, as well as bacterial lung infections, and may even ease allergies, say US researchers.

Fans of the hit show about two male players in a secret relationship have become hooked on the sport.

Children at All Saints Primary School could be ‘future councillors’ a youth worker said.