3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (318+ words) A parkrun in Nottingham has been temporarily cancelled after some runners were stung by hornets, and at least one person went to hospital for treatment. Bestwood Village Parkrun said on social media it had an "unexpected issue" with a number…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (471+ words) Groups of youths using catapults are "lamping" and killing sleeping parakeets in a south-east London park, an animal rescue worker has warned. Rae Gellel, director of the Greenwich Wildlife Network, said 43 ring-necked parakeets have been recovered dead from Priory Gardens…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (369+ words) The biggest Asian hornet nest found this season in Guernsey has been removed, pest experts say. Agriculture, Countryside and Land Management Services (ACLMS) said staff used a cherry picker to access the nest in La Guet, Castel, on 7 September after…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (339+ words) The results of a year-long research project are expected to reveal more about Guernsey's wild ferret population than ever, project leaders have said. Using money from the government's Strategy for Nature fund, La Société Guernesiaise has been tracking the animals…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (333+ words) Fewer yellow-legged hornets have been recorded this year than in 2025, but the discovery of nests across a wider area has raised concerns from a local group that the species is becoming established in the South East. Also known as the…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (528+ words) A warning has been issued after dead fish were found floating in a brook by volunteers responding to concerns about the state of the waterway. Members of Friends of Brislington Brook said they arrived earlier this week to discover foam…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (252+ words) There is potential for pine martens to return to their former habitats in south-east England, new research has shown. The pine marten, a cat-sized animal from the weasel family, became extinct in most of England and Wales in the early…...