The Essex town at war over a 150-year-old 'majestic' oak tree
EXCLUSIVE: An oak, dating back to the Victorian era in the Essex town of Wivenhoe, is being shielded by campaigners even ...
Sarasota's Celery Fields: A birding paradise surrounded by growing development
Green space vs. gray space. Birds vs. builders. It’s a tale as old as time in the Sunshine State, the plot of every Carl Hiaasen novel. In Sarasota County, residents cite overdevelopment as one of ...
Know your numbers to tell if plants are hardy
When you’re shopping for trees, shrubs or perennials, the hardiness zone should be one of the first things you check.
Villagers band together to buy field where 87 homes would be built
EXCLUSIVE: Locals in a leafy English village in Hazlemere have launched a last-ditch crowdfunder to raise the '£10million' ...
'An 8-person hugging tree': Nebraska now boasts largest cottonwood in the United States
It’s not very assuming until you get right up to it and you see how big that trunk is. You’re like ‘Holy cow, that’s a big ...
Rehabilitated bald eagle released at Ballinger Parl
After three weeks of rehabilitation, PAWS wildlife naturalist Anthony Denice and seasonal carpenter Pat Kent released the ...
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Scientists uncover lost ruins and terraced fields in the Štiavnické Hills
At the foot of Slovakia’s Štiavnické vrchy hills, a long-forgotten hilltop settlement is giving up its secrets. Using ...
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From snow-covered fields to ice-laden trees, February moves in phases
February’s cold grip brings harsh conditions for wildlife, but signs of spring emerge as days grow longer and nature slowly ...
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Willan Living submits plans for 53 Penrith homes
The locally based developer is seeking permission from Westmorland and Furness Council to build the homes on a 4.5-acre greenfield site off Inglewood Road to the north of Penrith.