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Butterfly survey provides conservation platform

By David Pike

The results of one of the biggest ever surveys of the UK’s butterfly population have been announced. The big butterfly count organised by the charity Butterfly Conservation in partnership with Marks & Spencer was carried out by members of the public and has been based on a staggering 187,000 individual sightings.

It reveals the top ten

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First baby beavers arrive in Scotland

By David Pike

The first baby beavers to be born in the wild for about 400 years have been spotted in Scotland, it has been announced. Last May the trial reintroduction of beavers began with the babies, known as kits, thought to have been born about eight weeks ago.

About the size of a large

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Take off for Northumberland’s rare ospreys

By Newsdesk

Northumberland’s three osprey chicks have taken to the air for the very first time.

The young birds, named Aqua, Splash and Spray, and only the second osprey family raised in North East England since records began 200 years ago, have all successfully flown in Kielder Water and the forest park.

Over the past week

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New era for restoring natural environment

By Newsdesk

The Coalition Government’s White Paper on the Natural Environment provides a real opportunity to lay the foundations of nature conservation for the 21st century, according to The Wildlife Trusts.

The conservation organisation’s comments come ahead of a public consultation and set out its recovery plans for the UK’s wildlife and fragmented habitats on land

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Listen up! Children to tune in to the sounds of nature

By Newsdesk

Most of us can picture a hedgehog, blue tit or grasshopper, but what does one sound like?

Members of the Wildlife Watch, the Wildlife Trusts’ network of groups for children, are now able to find out thanks to some new state of the art

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Cheviot Hills to be restored to their former glory

By David Pike

Northumberland National Park and The Linhope Estate will restore large tracts of the Cheviot Hills to upland heath An exciting new conservation project is about to get underway in Northumberland National Park. The 14,000 acre Linhope Estate, which includes a substantial part of the Cheviot Hills and much

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Study highlights trees’ importance to fish as climate warms

By David Pike

Planting trees along stream banks could play an important part in protecting sensitive fish such as salmon and trout from rising temperatures as the climate warms, a new study has found. Salmon and trout are among the most temperature-sensitive of Britain’s native cold-water species, typically preferring water temperatures

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Your chance to meet Keilder’s Osprey family

By David Pike

Three osprey chicks are ready to make more natural history in Northumberland – and now youngsters are being invited to suggest names for each of them.

The record breaking birds in Kielder Water & Forest Park are the second brood to hatch in the north east after their siblings successfully fledged year

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A great ‘spore’ for England

By David Pike

It might not look much but this little fella is as rare as a good start for England in the World Cup. As the eyes of the world focused on the first football fixture of the tournament, keen-eyed conservationists are already celebrating a special goal for England – the first sighting of a very rare fungus

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Tees Valley’s ‘rainforest’ to be surveyed

By David Pike

The Forestry Commission is backing a root and branch survey to assess the condition of the Tees Valley’s precious ancient woodlands. A grant of £4,000 has been made to the Tees Valley Biodiversity Partnership to undertake the task, which will take 18 months to complete and cover an area from Hartlepool and Redcar and

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euVue – North East Nature Watch

Butterfly survey provides conservation platform

First baby beavers arrive in Scotland

Take off for Northumberland’s rare ospreys

New era for restoring natural environment

Listen up! Children to tune in to the sounds of nature

Cheviot Hills to be restored to their former glory

Study highlights trees’ importance to fish as climate warms

Your chance to meet Keilder’s Osprey family

A great ‘spore’ for England

Tees Valley’s ‘rainforest’ to be surveyed

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