They are the scourge of the building industry: little amphibious creatures that can halt a development in its tracks and add thousands of pounds in costs. But great crested newts will no longer be ...

A springer spaniel called Freya could detect great crested newts at distances of up to 2 metres above the ground. Nick Upton / Alamy Stock Photo Great crested newts play crucial ecological roles. They ...

What a sad story, Dave, I was moments away from selling you a brand new birdhouse, only to have my hopes dashed when a flycatcher occupied your old house at the last moment. Talk about a cruel twist ...

Long ago, I worked in my father's landscape business as a designer. Drafting plans that matched the interests of our clients and drawing images that helped the homeowner visualize their personal ...

Anyone who has spent any time birding will understand that certain birds are more difficult to find than others. Anyone who has spent a lifetime birding will understand that certain species are ...

They’re parenting goals, relationship goals, elegant headwear goals. They can fly (kind of) and their body is a boat. They even enjoy a large range, spanning western Europe, the UK, parts of southern ...

A government consultation on whether to change the rules governing how contractors deal with protected species when developing sites ends this week. The focus is on the great crested newt, a species ...

Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust said great crested grebes "have long been one of the most popular bird species" at Attenborough Nature Reserve A conservation programme aiming to control non-native mink ...