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Car review: Porsche 911 Carrera GTS
First Drive: The Porsche 911 Carrera GTS What is it? The Porsche 911 has always been about incremental changes. From one generation to another, the 911 has never strayed too far from its original stylings, with Porsche changing its central
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A look into the mysterious world of fungi
Whether it’s delicious, so poisonous it can kill or is a medicine with potential to even cure cancer, Anna Allum from RSPB Pulborough Brooks delves into the kingdom of fungi Appearing mysteriously overnight in the dank and dark places of the earth
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Go outside and listen to the vastness of our planet
There’s a fizzing in the sky on this October night, as though the distant stars were Catherine-wheeling in the heavens. The world is on the move. Summer’s songs have faded south and winter’s cast is coming. One of them, the redwing – a handsome, cream-browed
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Raystede the Ringmer sanctuary helping all creatures great and small
Mabel Raymonde-Hawkins devoted her life to helping injured and unwanted animals and, more than 70 years on, Ringmer-based Raystede remains one of the UK’s most diverse rescue centres Some visitors to Raystede get an unexpected greeting with the
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Lancashire is home to some of the country’s last strongholds for red squirrels
Many of us slightly older Lancastrians have memories of red squirrels in our gardens. Smaller than grey squirrels, with bushier tails and cute ear tufts, we have happier memories of reds, while their American cousins have taken on a pesky status.
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The RSPB is celebrating 30 years at Ham Wall Nature Reserve
When the RSPB took over the Ham Wall site near Glastonbury back in 1994 there was, of course, the small matter of restoring a semi-industrial devastated landscape into the beautiful sea of reeds that you see today but there was always one central aim
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How a wildlife-friendly project is a unifying force
Imagine a connected network of villages and towns with local people each taking action and sharing knowledge to help nature and wildlife. How amazing would that be? This is exactly what is happening in the Stour Valley on the south Suffolk and
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The people preserving an iconic feature of the Yorkshire Dales
Dry stone walls have inspired local poets, photographers and artists alike, and a dedicated team in the Yorkshire Dales is keeping them in top condition The Yorkshire Dales National Park is much-loved for its unique and dramatic landscapes, from
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The wildlife at the Blue House Farm nature reserve
Nestled between the north bank of the Crouch Estuary and the quaint village of North Fambridge lies a wild coastal reserve that's of international importance for conservation. Easily accessible via the North Fambridge Railway Station, this is the ideal
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The hedges and fields created by farming are abound with wildlife
We are lucky to live in a county which has hills and steep-sided valleys which have made it unsuitable for the large scale intensification of agriculture seen in flatter parts of the country. We still have a wonderful network of hedgerows and relatively
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The quest to bring our marsh and willow tits back from the brink
Almost everybody is familiar with the ubiquitous blue tit and great tit, colourful woodland birds which have adapted to live cheek by jowl alongside us in our towns and gardens. However, the tribe they belong to, the genus Parus, contains a number
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Weird wildife: Witch's butter to Goblin's Gold
There are several ghosts haunting the UK’s wild places, from the scarily elusive ghost orchid to the ghost moth, named for the hovering display flight of the spectral white males. One of the most recently discovered is the ghost slug. This predatory
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Pine martens return to Dartmoor after 100-year absence
Pine martens have been returned to the wild in the South West of England for the first time in more than a century, conservationists said. A project to establish a population of pine martens back in the region has involved releasing eight adult
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Rewidling the woodland in this pretty part of Lancashire
Aughton Woods sit on an almost impossibly steep seeming slope next to the floodplain of the River Lune just outside Lancaster. Pronounced ‘Afton’, this Site of Special Scientific Interest is predominantly made up of majestic woodland, a mixture of
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Does anti-tick clothing work to protect you when outdoors?
‘Boy, do they seem to like my blood!’ says Keith Kirk as he gets up close and personal to the nemesis of wildlife watchers and outdoor enthusiasts – ticks – and trials new protective clothing designed to protect humans from these blood-feeding arthropods
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Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s plan to create England’s highest nature reserve
Most of us are familiar with tropical rainforests and know how important they are for keeping our planet healthy. There are also rare temperate rainforests that grow in the wet and humid conditions of the western, upland fringe of the UK from Devon
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How you can help wildlife in your garden through this autumn and winter.
Colder months are coming and as we head into winter it can be a tough time for wildlife. Food becomes scarcer and species that hibernate are busy looking for a place to shelter. The good news is there are plenty of small things you can do in your very
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How fungi help plants grow better
There are many different types of fungi in forests, fields, and even parks – they help keep our environment healthy and have some interesting uses in food and medicine. Fungi do a lot of important tasks in nature. One of their biggest jobs is being
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Beavers born in Hampshire for first time in 400 years
Two baby beavers, known as kits, were first spotted in early July in an enclosure on the Ewhurst Park estate near Basingstoke. The kits have since been captured on camera, swimming, splashing and gnawing on bark. They were born on the 925-acre
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Golden successes at Kent Wildlife Trust’s Wilder Kent Awards
Kent Wildlife Trust’s Wilder Kent Awards, which was supported by the Marsh Charitable Trust, saw 87 organisations shortlisted, with finalists in four categories: businesses, community groups, schools and villages, towns and cities. 18 received the
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How the Dorset Wildlife Trust manages their 40 nature reserves
Dorset Wildlife Trust has over 40 nature reserves scattered across the county to look after. Each year, a lot of work happens behind the scenes to ensure these wild places are in great condition for wildlife, great and small, to survive and thrive.
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