This article, written by DNA's Tony Whitehead, first appeared in the Western Morning News on 26 September 2026.This week, Farmers Weekly reported that more than 40 Dartmoor farmers and commoners have ...

Conservationists say the endangered crickets are important indicators of grass chalkland health.

The UK government does not know what the country’s datacentres are being used for, despite fears over the growing environmental impact of the AI boom

Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026 The number of suspected illegal discharges of raw sewage into rivers and seas by water companies during dry weather increased significantly during the first five months of 2026. Dumping raw sewage into waterways during dry spells via overflows amounts to pollution. It is considered a breach of the permits given to water companies and is illegal. Discharging during dry weather increases the toxicity of the sewage pollution entering waterways. Rivers have less flow and volume, and there is no rainwater to dilute the sewage pollution entering the waterway. Continue reading...

Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.

This website is used to locate defibrillators, but is not intended for use in an emergency.

Rewilding is not the cause of Britain's worsening upland wildfires. Increasingly, it looks like one of the most promising solutions.

I’m on holiday so I shouldn’t really be writing a weeknote but I’m getting lots of designers reaching out to me on Linkedin who have never worked in the NHS, wanting to work there…

Firefighters in France and Spain face another day battling wildfires, as another heatwave set to hit this week

Coming to fame in The Goodies, Oddie was later known for his wildlife expertise and presented BBC Springwatch

As heatwaves make the capital increasingly dangerous, outreach workers warn that vulnerable people face barriers to finding water and cool spaces

Have you ever wondered what a forest smells like after the rain, or how the texture of local clay changes as you hold it? Join local visual artist Kristina Veasey for a unique, relaxed, and fully…