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First look at David Attenborough's new documentary Secret World Of Sound
A first look at the latest Sir David Attenborough TV series has been released in what's set to be a groundbreaking show. The new show, Secret World Of Sound will look at the ways animals use sound to communicate, thrive and survive in the natural
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The project to help adults deepen their engagement with everyday nature
Even in a rural county such as Norfolk, it is easy to lose connection with nature, writes Keiron Pim. Now a pioneering project is using our beautiful surroundings to help people experiencing poor mental health to find new meaning in their lives.
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Norwich’s new nature reserve is something special
Before Christmas I attended a meeting in Aviva’s Marble Hall in Norwich. Neither meetings nor marble halls are exactly my habitat, but I was happy to be there, at the first public airing of Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s plans for Sweet Briar Marshes, our
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Winter comes to the mysterious woods on Harrock Hill
It’s hardly rained for hours but water is still dripping from the trees and hedgerows of Wrightington after the deluges of the week. Below the watershed of High Moor Lane and Harrock Hill, streams of rain have carved a sandy scar across a sweep
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The former colliery that was transformed into a wildlife haven
Nothing will quite prepare you for the emotional journey of exploring Bickershaw Country Park for the very first time. Located between Bickershaw village and Westleigh on the site of Bickershaw Colliery, the epic scale of the park is completely at
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Martin Down Walk: Ditch, Dyke and the Dorset Cursus
During the 1947 excavations of Bokerley Dyke, archaeologist C.F.C. Hawkes proposed a construction date of 325 A.D. at the latter end of the Roman occupation. The four-mile-long Bokerley Dyke (or Ditch) earthworks, which straddles the Dorset/Hampshire
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Nature’s highways: Devon’s hedgelaying tradition
The year progresses. Autumn has segued into winter, deciduous trees losing their glorious autumn palette as they surrender leaves to winter winds. Their arboreal forms are now beautifully discernible, branches and twigs a skeletal lace against the
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The Derbyshire butterflies that you can look out for as spring approaches
In my youth, one issue which always created a conversation was phenology, though the vast majority of people engaging in the chat had no idea what the term meant. The stimulus for all the brief discussions was 'the first', and people usually heard
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The best places to spot deer in Suffolk
Five species of deer roam the Suffolk countryside, ranging in size from the diminutive Reeves’ muntjac to our largest native land mammal, the Red deer. Only the Red and Roe are native, although the Fallow deer is a long-established member of the county
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Prehistoric woodland habitat and insects discovered on Exmoor
An area of buried prehistoric woodland, plant and insect remains, has been discovered on Exmoor. The findings were unearthed during a year-long peatland restoration project at the National Trust’s Holnicote Estate in Somerset. The work included
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Coastal hotspots for romance in Yorkshire
February. It may be the shortest month in the calendar, but it often feels like the longest, with winter at its bleakest while we eagerly await the arrival of spring next month. The reason why we’ve chosen this dark, cold month to mark the death
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The unique and interesting ways wildlife acts to attract a mate
This time of year animals start to emerge from their winter hibernation as the warming weather welcomes them back into the world. The priority for the months ahead is to find the perfect mate, to create the next generation of snuffling hedgehogs, playful
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How the Cheshire Wildlife Trusts offers refuge for wild plants and animals
Together, the Wildlife Trusts care for 2,300 diverse and beautiful nature reserves. These include ancient woodlands, lakes, meadows, rivers urban parks, hills, heather-clad heathlands, marshes and coastlines. UK nature is in decline, but these are
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Why the team from the BBC’s Planet Earth III love this Kent nature reserve
In these still days before spring, it's a great time to remember nature at its most prolific. And no one has done more to share and explain the natural world to us than Sir David Attenborough. That's why, back in October 2023, there was great excitement