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City set for festive celebrations as Christmas Market opens this week
A RANGE of festive events will be taking place across Chester, beginning with the opening of the Christmas Market from Friday, November 15. The popular market will be open seven days a week; Sunday to Wednesday 10.30am to 6.30pm, Thursday, Friday
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It’s time for bats, dormice and hedgehogs to say goodnight until next spring
There are many ways in which animals in the UK cope with harsh winters. Some, such as swallows and swifts, migrate south to Africa, searching out hotter climates for the winter months. Others, like foxes and badgers, grow a thicker coat (just like
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Wildlife on Great Hill in the West Pennine Moors
As the Lancashire Wildlife Trust is gearing up for a project that will look at how wildlife, farming and leisure can be better incorporated on the West Pennine Moors, I decided to venture up to the Great Hill for the first time in years. Dog walks
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As the night's draw in on Mendip
It's that time of year when the natural world slows down. As the nights draw in and the temperature drops, animals of all sizes do what they can to save resources to survive. Be they herbivores or predators, there's less food all around, so the best
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The 15-year campaign to bring back our bogs
Our upland peatlands are magnificent, a feast for the senses. These brooding landscapes may appear forbidding and solemn if you experience them in bad weather (as Yorkshire Peat Partnership generally do). Catch them on a sunny day, though, in late
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Are beachgoers driving our wildlife away?
As five of Britain’s seabirds are added to the red list, which details threatened species, conservationists in Kent are raising concerns that recreational pressures are driving Kent’s birds away. The Arctic tern, great skua, great black-backed
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Bringing a charismatic bird back from the brink in Suffolk
You might think that a bird standing over 40cm tall with long yellow legs, big yellow eyes, powerful black tipped yellow bill and black and white bars on its wings would be easy to spot - but that couldn’t be further from the truth. The stone-curlew
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The army mascot starting his retirement on the Chatsworth estate
Settling into a well-earned retirement on the Derbyshire estate after a distinguished military career, he’ll certainly be keen to enjoy the run of the Chatsworth parkland. Army ram mascot Derby XXXII made history by achieving a higher rank than
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Celebrating the purchase of Fir Tree Wood
Back in November 2023, Essex Wildlife Trust asked for the public’s help to secure a woodland in Little Baddow. Over the months that followed, and with every donation that was received, you reminded us that we are never alone in our mission to support
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Why there is hope for the future of the otter in Devon
Working in nature conservation means there are often frustrating days when you feel all forward momentum, fought for so tirelessly, has been ceded and you're struggling to get a toehold on the rockface. It must be the same as any profession which looks
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Everything you need to know about marvellous mustelids
What is a mustelid? Mustelid probably isn’t a word that most people use very often. Everyone has heard of stoats and weasels, but you might be unaware that these carnivorous animals belong to a group of mammals called the mustelids. Other members
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A seasonal change of sights and sounds at Sussex nature reserves
The beautiful melancholy call of the curlew drifts across the saltmarsh. One of our largest wading birds, it is that distinctive long downcurved bill that gives it away. Stepping tentatively across the mud it gently probes the surface, before suddenly
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See the winter visitors flocking to our shingle shores
Come with me on a seaside walk. Wear your wellies and a coat; and bring a scarf and gloves. Autumn is all but done now and soon the short, cold days of winter will be with us. Another year is grinding to its dark and bitter end. Today, though,
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Fascinating fungi can be found across Hampshire this month
As autumn deepens into November, Hampshire’s woodlands and meadows transform into a mycological wonderland. This time of year, is perfect for mushroom enthusiasts and nature lovers to explore the diverse and fascinating world of fungi. From the New
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What is the difference between doves and pigeons?
All the birds we know as pigeons or doves belong to the same family – Columbidae - with five species regularly found in the UK. But which is which and why do they get mistaken for each other? Keith Kirk explains how you can tell your wood pigeon from
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Watch footage of the baby beaver born on the Lowther Estate
Cumbria Beaver Group has announced that two kits were born in May or June to their Eurasian beaver parents, Glen and Dragonfly. It is thought to be the first time the animals have bred successfully, to the delight of conservationists around the
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Creating thriving nature recovery networks in Dorset and beyond
The UK is one of the world’s most nature-depleted countries. Since the Industrial Revolution, from the 1750s, we have lost over half of our wildlife. Today, one in six UK species, including the great crested newt (above), face the threat of extinction
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Farmhouse in the north Norfolk countryside on the market at £2.35m
A luxury home on a five-acre plot with a three-bedroom 18th-century barn has hit the market for £2.35 million. Ivy Farmhouse is nestled in the village of Stanhoe, which sits just seven miles from Brancaster on the north Norfolk coast. The
