1+ hour, 32+ min ago   (402+ words) Beekeepers who feared a damaging new arrival of Asian hornets in the Greater Manchester area helped track down their nest after sightings sparked an urgent search. The nest of the non-native invasive insects, which prey on honey bees and threatens…...

1+ hour, 50+ min ago   (400+ words) Conservationists who have helped reintroduce a butterfly back into England have been awarded £150,000 to expand the project over the next three years. In total, 46 Chequered Skippers were released into Rockingham Forest close to Corby, Northamptonshire, in May, using a donor…...

17+ hour, 11+ min ago   (316+ words) Hundreds of budgerigars and their owners have gathered in Surrey for a championship show celebrating a hobby that enthusiasts say has been passed down through generations. A total of 468 birds were entered into the Gold Open Championship Show in Smallfield,…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (393+ words) Vets rescued a curious fox who had managed to get her head stuck in a garden lantern. Video showed the item being removed by staff at Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital, in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire. The charity said the animal, found injured in…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (508+ words) The biggest single-day ram sale in Europe is set to take place in the Scottish Borders despite disease restrictions imposed on much of neighbouring Dumfries and Galloway after cases of bluetongue were detected. More than 4,300 rams across 17 breeds will go…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (381+ words) A giant moth made famous by the film poster for Silence of the Lambs has been found in a school compost bin. The African death's-head hawkmoth was discovered in a nature area at Wicor Primary School in Portchester, Hampshire. Native…...