This afternoon, the House of Lords voted on a crucial amendment to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill which could disarm the most nature-damaging aspects of the bill.

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill is almost law – and without key protections that the House of Lords has just voted to ...

Rolling moorlands, woodlands and wide-open starry skies. The Rothbury Estate in Northumberland is a place of rare beauty, steeped in human history. This heart-shaped haven, stretching over 3,800 ...

Sir David Attenborough, now in his hundredth year, has stepped forward to champion the £30m Rothbury Appeal on its first ...

Award-winning rainforest garden opens today at Bristol Zoo Project, unveiled as a stunning showcase of one of the UK’s rarest habitats.

This sea snail is abundant on rocky shores around the UK. It is an active predator, feasting on mussels and barnacles before retreating to crevices to rest. With a pointed snail-like shell, dog whelks ...

One of our largest and most impressive solitary wasps, the bee wolf digs a nest in sandy spots and hunts honey bees. The bee wolf (sometimes beewolf or bee-wolf) is a large solitary wasp, most often ...

The rhinoceros beetle lives up to its name by sporting a distinctive 'horn' on the males' head. This glossy, blue-black beetle can be found in woods, parks and hedgerows, and depends on dead wood. The ...

The common name of the bloody-nosed beetle derives from its unusual defence mechanism: when threatened, it secretes a distasteful blood-red liquid from its mouth. This flightless beetle can be found ...

Living up to its name, the white-tailed bumblebee is black-and-yellow bee with a bright white 'tail'. A social bumble bee, it can be found nesting in gardens and woods, and on farmland and heaths. The ...

The common carder bee is a fluffy, gingery bumble bee that can often be found in gardens and woods, and on farmland and heaths. It is a social bee, nesting in cavities, old birds' nests and mossy ...

The Wildlife Trusts received 18,425 responses to their campaign, one of the highest numbers ever received for a marine issue. Each individual response was emailed to the Marine Management Organisation ...