Nature and Seasons

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (383+ words) A new piece of research out of Italy could see a big change to classification of the UK's rarest reptile. Scientists from the OPHIS Paleontological Museum and Herpetological Centre in Teramo, Italy, have published a study on the smooth snake…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (611+ words) The Forest Strips of Life project, led by the Pelicanlive Charitable Foundation, invites Ukrainian communities, NGOs, local initiative groups, farming households, and agricultural enterprises to apply for in-kind support to create or restore shelterbelts and green spaces. The Shelterbelts of…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (47+ words) Horticulture Week Livingston-based biotech company SilviBio is preparing to open its first production facility after developing a peat and coir-free growing media made from UK-sourced materials, including British sheep's wool. Gain access to all aspects of the industry covered with…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (338+ words) EAST Lothian, the ‘Garden of Scotland’ is blooming. I never fail to appreciate the real privilege of living here. We have unique access to heritage farming land, hills and sea, all with transport links to the UNESCO Heritage city of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (310+ words) After eight years of field work, Czech botanists are completing a unique photographic atlas covering some 3,300 plants found in Czechia. An atlas on an unprecedented scale Work on the project began in 2018. The finished atlas is expected to include around…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (330+ words) People across the Highlands are being invited to have their say on a new strategy that aims to help protect, restore and enhance nature across council-owned land and greenspaces. Highland Council has launched a six-week public consultation on its draft…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (501+ words) Cannot find what you are looking for? See A-Z of services People across the Highlands are being invited to have their say on a new strategy that aims to help protect, restore and enhance nature across Council-owned land and greenspaces....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (555+ words) The Trees Outside Woodland Fund is a partnership initiative between The Tree Council and Defra supporting tree planting outside conventional woodland areas across England. The fund is intended to increase tree cover while creating or improving green spaces that benefit:…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (155+ words) AN ancient woodland is being restored in Northumberland thanks to a donation of more than half a million pounds. South Park Wood, near Prudhoe, is among the sites benefiting from the E.ON Next and Woodland Trust partnership, which has now…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (490+ words) Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary is set to launch new trading arm to raise funds while calling for a new birdlife facility in the isles. The Shetland Animal Welfare charity shop will open in the Toll Clock Shopping Centre this week. The…...