The latter part of January gives us all a great chance to do something for nature from the warmth and comfort of home! And there are four bird counts taking place in January and early February. Wildlife surveys give important data to conservation charities. Their results enable...
Wow, I’m really looking forward to this!Sir David Attenborough is in London. He’s lived in the city for 75 years, and it’s got an incredible variety of wildlife in it. And he is presenting a new programme, Wild London, which is a Passion Planet production and co-produced by...
There’s an appeal from the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust for Hamgreen Wood which sits between Bicester and Aylesbury.The Trust say that this is home to wonderful oak trees, rare butterflies, bats and birds. The ancient green lane down one side of the wood...
There's a great chance for us to really grow acorns into trees, as it were, with the Big Give's Christmas Challenge 2025!This is a HUGE event and a chance to double whatever you can donate to a charity of your choosing. Truly Christmas magic!This double effect runs between 12pm midday on the...
One of the biggest problems facing wildlife is that of the loss of habitat. And that can bring them into conflict with people, as they tend to wonder into town in search of food. Since this is happening around the world, it is good to see countries getting together to see how the...
While I look out of the window at the snow swirling round the sky, and pray for all the animals that they will all be okay this winter, I am also very mindful that in other parts of the world, summer is on its way. And with it the very real fear of fire, and wildfires.I had an email yesterday...
The 9th to 15th November 2025 is Orangutan Caring Week. It was called Orangutan Awareness Week, but being aware just isn’t enough – the vital thing is to a) become aware the week is taking place and b) care enough to DO something about it and help orangutans! It's the 20th Anniversary of...
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There’s news from the Koala Clancy Foundation in Australia.They are encouraging people to create “Koala Hubs” – basically, these are habitats for koalas and the native birds. A koala hub is just the thing for those areas which farm machinery can’t access – tight forested...
The 12th October was World Sloth Bear Day. Sloth Bears are endemic to the Indian subcontinent. They are small, measuring about 75 cm at the shoulder, and they are very fond of honey, insects and fruit! And they enjoy a sleepy life (about ten to sixteen hours every day). But it's not all...
It's always good to hear Good News, and today, on Friday 10th October 2025, the BBC announced on the news that the green turtle has bounced back from extinction. It was great that they featured this story on the lunch time news, and it made such a change from the usual tales of woe you...
There’s very exciting news coming in from Chester Zoo!Working with the University of Surrey and the Animal and Plant Health Agency, they’ve developed a vaccine to tackle elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV). This is one of the most serious threats young Asian elephants...
UK registered charity Plantlife says waxcaps are an indicator of rare, species-rich grassland. And grassland that’s species-rich stores up to a third more carbon than areas with not many species – so they are an important tool in the fight against climate change. And they like Wales -...
There’s news to help koalas, this time about a koala vaccine.Koalas already have enough threatening them and their future, as they lose habitat, due to land clearing, natural disasters and the encroachment of development. And as you may know, a big threat to koalas and their...
It’s Save the Koala month this September. These beautiful animals face many threats and challenges, especially habitat loss. Deforestation, drought and bushfires have really had a terrible impact on koalas: WWF-Australia say that the numbers collapsed by over half...
The 31st July is World Rangers Day. In 2025, the theme is "Rangers, Powering Transformative Conservation." The aim is to reimagine the role of wildlife rangers, "not just as protectors of nature, but as partners in community-led conservation". The day is a way to raise awareness of the incredible...
Wow, in Victoria, Australia, the Koala Clancy Foundation has been really busy! They're on a mission to secure a future for the loveable koala (and other wildlife) and as they march on to making this happen, in the past year alone they've done a huge amount:They’ve planted 164, 789 ...
The Beavers Trust say that our rivers are at breaking point, as a result of pollution, over-engineering and the destruction of habitat. Yet you and I, the general population and animals all need healthy rivers. These give us clean water, they help with flood protection, improving...
Take a dip into #PondWatch 2025 on Saturday 7th June and Sunday 8th June 2025! PondWatch was born in 2020, during the first lockdown, to bring the magic of ponds to everyone when they couldn’t visit a pond. Now, it celebrates everything pond every year!Get out and explore your...
There's a programme on BBC4 at 9pm on Wednesday 28th May 2025 called Cumbria's Red Squirrels.Cumbrian film-maker Terry Abraham show how people from Lakeland charities are working together to protect these beautiful animals - they are incredibly athletic! Volunteers, businesses and scientists are...