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After 35 years of decline left just five curlew chicks successfully fledged since 2005, a dedicated conservation project on Dartmoor is working to restore the UK's largest wading bird to its historic moorland home. Jon Avon's recovery effort combines habitat restoration, predator management, and community partnerships to save a species whose haunting song once defined Britain's wild landscapes.
When an 11-year-old got her leg wedged between granite boulders during a school trip, rescuers found an unexpected hero at a gas station. A simple bottle of dish soap turned a potentially dangerous situation into a story with a happy ending.
Volunteers just planted 800 young trees at one of England's rarest temperate rainforests, bringing new life to an ancient woodland that's survived for centuries. The effort at Dartmoor's Wistman's Wood marks the latest chapter in a long-term mission to restore these vanishing ecosystems.
England is pouring £30 million into restoring wildlife habitats across its most iconic landscapes, from Dartmoor to the Lake District. The three-year fund aims to create thousands of hectares of new habitat for threatened species like hedgehogs, dormice, and rare birds.
A growing movement wants to open 92% of England's currently private countryside to the public, inspired by Scotland's successful 2003 access law. A new documentary reveals how campaigners are reigniting a fight that started nearly a century ago.
Adorable cat-sized mammals are having babies in Devon for the first time in over a century. The successful births prove a bold rewilding project is bringing these once-extinct creatures back home.
Scientists solved a long-standing mystery about how tiny songbirds find the exact same winter destinations after solo migrations spanning thousands of miles. The answer reveals a remarkable combination of inherited instinct and learned behavior.