Last Thursday, MPs voted down Amendment 130 (renamed Amendment 40 in the Commons) to the Planning & Infrastructure Bill a basic but vital safeguard for our wildlife and habitats. This was not a small adjustment; it was a serious environmental protection that hundreds of NGOs were calling for and now we face the risk of irreversible damage to threatened ecosystems.

The Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) is the largest wader in the UK, its distinctive silhouette known to many, even if its breeding sites are not. But the song we still hear through the winter mist may not always grace our future. In recent decades, this once common bird has suffered one of the most significant declines of any UK species.

A Forest of Promise The forest near Velipoja, not far from Albania’s Adriatic shore, carried the rich scent of transformation. Rain had...

A Still April Day at Pulborough Brooks Sunday arrived cloaked in beautiful stillness. The air was calm, the light gentle, bright, and...

With that headline, you would be forgiven for thinking you had just opened a copy of the daily mail, but no, I assure you this is the JCN...

In today’s fast-paced world, stress and anxiety have become familiar, leaving many of us searching for ways to rebuild balance....

Waxwings, known for their sleek appearance and distinctive wax-like wingtips, belong to the family Bombycillidae. These medium-sized...

4 years ago, I started the hashtag #WaderWednesday on Twitter (at the time), it was designed to raise awareness of the diversity beauty...

Mid-August and I find myself sat on the rugged cliffside that supports the red and white tower of Pendeen Lighthouse, gazing out into the...

The government’s decision to pull the plug on the Natural History GCSE feels like a punch to the gut for anyone who cares about nature...