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Is time up for backyard fireworks? UK ministers weigh partial ban over noise concerns
Consultation follows growing calls from campaigners, vets and National Farmers’ Union for tighter regulation
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Queen of Spain butterfly invades Britain – but will it become native?
This year thousands of the golden-coloured butterfly have arrived in Britain in what one expert calls ‘a bold...
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Country diary: A new chapter for the farm – we’re going organic
Tebay, Cumbria: Historically it’s been a tricky thing for hill farms to do, but we’ve always run ours on organ...
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The pest I’ll never forget: the rats stood six or seven deep on the lawn beside my dormitory
All it took was one or two careless teenage girls giving the vermin a taste of their snacks and they became th...
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Country diary: Jackdaws carve up the sky as dusk descends on the moors
Eldwick Crag, West Yorkshire: In the low light and the high wind, these corvids are preparing to roost for the...
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New Trump rule allows hunters to bait bears in Alaska with doughnuts, bacon and more
Critics decry Trump administration rule that lets hunters lure bears with human foods on federal lands in Alas...
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Country diary: A passing osprey needs to eat – but the local terns won’t let it
Chichester harbour, Hampshire: I witness a battle of wills as this magnificent raptor attempts to fuel up on s...
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Worst ever outbreak of bluetongue hits British farms
Climate crisis blamed as virus that originated in Africa spreads to livestock as far north as Aberdeenshire
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Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian
Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children, about their autumn encoun...
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‘He’s unbearable’: bear that went viral for living under LA home is back
‘Yellow 2120’ has been driven out of other Altadena neighborhood crawlspaces, but he just keeps coming back
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Tern turnaround: colonies in England show signs of recovery after decline
National Trust says latest figures encouraging – with numbers of birds on the rise – but work still to be done
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‘I just saw this furry brown bottom disappear!’ In search of Samba – the fearless fugitive capybara
Six months ago, Samba made a brave, unprecedented escape from Marwell zoo. Her life on the lam continues today...