Is public money fuelling a forestry “gravy train”? A growing row over carbon, biodiversity and subsidies is reshaping Scotland’s tree planting…

We're seeking a highly motivated person with excellent practical and design skills to join the Conservation Science Technical team. Collaborating closely with other scientists and colleagues across RS...

Help protect Britain’s spruce forests by installing pheromone traps and contributing vital data on the spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus.

In the Fens of eastern England, small-scale farmers fear for their future amid ‘astronomical’ costs and flatlining income.

Vast areas of land are now dominated by one species – purple moor-grass – and good luck with seeing a bird or insect there. How do we revive these habitats, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Peat soils store significant amounts of carbon (C) globally, and increased C sequestration into peatlands could play a role in offsetting anthropogeni…

DNA metabarcoding offers a scalable alternative to traditional botanical surveys for monitoring plant community composition under different management regimes in experimental grassland plots. Compari...

Peatbogs will be given a unique voice by an innovative project that seeks to portray scientific data through art.

“Our Agri Environment approach is not sustainable, what happens when the money runs out? If you don’t provide the economic hooks, linking products to the environment then it will all unravel unless we...

npj Sustainable Agriculture - New thinking is needed to make the most of formerly improved upland pastures

Foraging strategy is fundamentally linked with resource availability and dietary preference. Adaptive feeding behaviours, such as the role of spatial …

Mariecia Fraser from the University of Aberystwyth writes a blog about the Welsh long-term experiment (LTE)- the Brignant Plots at Pwllpeiran that is registered with the Ecological Continuity Trust.