Conservation43 mins ago30,000 trees planted to create temperate rainforestThe site sees the last of 30,000 mixed-native trees go into the ground two years ahead of schedule.43 mins ago21 hrs agoConcerns over £166k cost of rehoming batsConcerns have been raised over the cost of two bat houses being built next to the M5.21 hrs ago3 days agoCall out to volunteers to take part in bug surveyBuglife says Kent, Surrey and Sussex forms one of the UK's richest regions for insect variety.3 days ago3 days agoExclusion zone set up to protect endangered birdsAn area for nesting birds on the Isle of Man has been cordoned off to protect endangered species.3 days ago4 days agoReleased beavers settle after year of ups and downsThe BBC speaks to conservationists a year after beavers were released at a nature reserve in Dorset. 4 days ago5 days agoReturning ospreys avoid last season's love dramaCJ7 returned last year to find male 022 had spent a few days in the nest with a new female.5 days ago6 days agoEndangered butterfly count key to peat bog healthCould counting endangered large heath butterflies be used as an indicator of peatland health?6 days ago7 days agoDecline in migratory fish populations prompts fight for protection The UN assessment of the state of migratory freshwater fish revealed an 81% decline in the last 50 years.7 days ago7 days agoSurprise sighting of pine marten in CornwallKernow Conservation recorded the creature during routine monitoring, staff say.7 days ago...