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PhD student Sophie Rabone is considering the impact of reintroducing the species more widely.

The morning rail trips give budding ornithologists the opportunity to see - and hear - rare species.

Tamara, who appeared on a CBBC programme, arrived at her new home at the end of April.

Shelley Fitzsimmons says “it was like a light came back on” when Meikle “bounced” into her home.

The Monumental Nature exhibition includes 30 works across the botanic gardens in west London.

People have been tuning in from around the world to watch the four owlets hatch and grow up.

Photographers and wildlife-lovers share their spring images of bright bluebells and indigo skies.

Patsy escaped through a hole in a fence and was found seven weeks later - with puppies.

Blists Hill Victorian Town plus The Museum of Iron and the Furnace Kitchen are due to reopen.

Volunteers and archaeologists dug “test pits"over the weekend and unearthed a “huge range of stuff”.

Circus aerial artist Laura Miller talks about her illness and how she is now stronger than ever.

The study is part of Wakehurst’s Nature Unlocked programme, which aims to improve biodiversity.

A beetle enthusiast from County Antrim has recorded a beetle species not seen in Ireland for nearly 100 years.

Kirsty Geddes found the artefacts under the floorboards of a Dumfries attic.

The Neolithic island in Loch Bhorgastail appears to be made of stone, but researchers have used new techniques to investigate the site.

Luke Abblitt has success having been left with 540 sacks of potatoes after a cancelled order.

From Paralympian swimming gold medallist to conservation queen, Ellie Simmonds on protecting the sea.

Bosses at Staffordshire Sight Loss Association say the amount raised is “absolutely amazing”.

As safari crowds grow across Africa, Zambia’s walking safaris offer a quieter, more immersive way to experience wildlife.

There are about 500 to 600 Asiatic lions left in the wild which only live in Gir Forest, India.

Tegan Pryce from Helston raises funds for Georgia’s Voice, a charity which works with women.

Owners say they only sell pieces from local artists, which are “as good as any London gallery”.

Warwick’s town crier, Michael Reddy, will host May’s contest which means he cannot take part.

The bench celebrates Sir David’s lifelong contribution to environmental awareness and conservation.

Staff at the rescue centre where the pine marten is being looked after have named him Martin.

Take a look at these delightful photos of the West Midlands we have been sent this week.

Cornwall Hospice invites people help break the Guinness World Record which stands at 1,088 guests.

Rey is teaching Sunny, about two weeks old, all her adopted baby needs to know to fend for herself

Photographer and film-maker Alan Van Wijgerden digs into his extensive archive for a new exhibition.

The Queen Oak, which is more than 600 years old, has work carried out to extend its life.

Wolverhampton, Perry Barr and West Bromwich will host several events this May.

Reintroducing ospreys to Dorset involved convincing birds they had been born there.

Calf was transported by water-filled barge in operation deemed ‘inadvisable’ because of low chance of survival

Two Anglo-Saxon children buried near Tetbury have been confirmed through DNA as brother and sister.

The show is a celebration of the life of late portrait artist Simon Gee.

Friends of the Lake District say the hedgerows will create new habitats and boost biodiversity.

Weymouth RNLI save the pair from an inflatable mattress that had drifted off shore.

Suffolk Wildlife Trust is hosting its three-week Festival of Nature in September and October.

Moreangels Mbizah has blazed a trail in Zimbabwe as the first black African woman to found a conservation organisation in the country

Amber Davidson-Orozco said the family had lost Dodger, their cat, during their move out of California

Simon Fannon beat the previous world best by knitting a scarf measuring 5.59m whilst competing.

A new knowledge-sharing project aims to ensure the survival of the migratory short-tailed shearwater

Wiltshire Council decides to extend the Shared Lives scheme.

The young male - who has been named Magnus - was first seen in Orkney and has since been making a splash in the north-east of Scotland.

Elusive nightingale ‘doing well’ at Northward Hill, Kent, but experts cite concerns around loss of habitat

The mountain bongo is a rare antelope endemic to Kenyan highland forests, with less than 100 in the wild.

Wear Rivers Trust plants 1,700 trees to combat climate change pressure on freshwater ecosystems.

The National Trust has provided an update following its takeover of the Ironbridge museums.

Mike Ryan is the first person from the Isle of Man to complete the London Marathon in a wheelchair.

Tom Mansell and Kyran Purohit walked from AFC Telford on Wednesday, arriving at Southport on Saturday.

Yorkshire Water say they are creating new habitats to encourage the endangered rodents.

Safe havens for insects and small animals have been installed near Burley Park Station in Leeds.

James Crossley says assistance dogs changed his life after he was left paralysed due to a fall at work.

Naeem and Shuabe founded Notts Dads Club to help “create a space” where dads could meet up.

Manny Singh Kang plans to walk from Wolverhampton to London with no sleep ahead of the 26-mile run.

Anna Mason says most calls she receives are from people who can’t afford to keep their cats.

Experts now believe the kiln found under a primary school dates from the late medieval period.

The Severn Rivers Trust will match donations made to an appeal to protect the River Teme.

Protecting our Urban Kittiwakes is a joint venture between the RSPB and Northern Powergrid.

Ospreys had been extinct for nearly 150 years until the conservation project began 30 years ago.

Rochdale’s Holly Jackson has spoken about how “insane” it is to work at the Lucky Cat restaurant.

Greater Anglia says Jeff Tan started in the catering service after moving from Malaysia for study.

Winnie could be a challenge as she is not your typical cuddly cat, her rescuers admit.

Tanfield Railway, said to be the world’s oldest, will offer people the chance to drive a steam train.

Gloucestershire: I have loved watching the busy nest near our house, now the chicks have fledged and keep coming in the house

Fergus Crawley is raising money for a mental health charity to mark 10 years since his own crisis.

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

The shelter in Newcastle was one of the first animal charities in the UK.

Madhusmita Jena, 46, set a new Guinness World Record at the Manchester Marathon on Sunday.

Knotbury, Staffordshire: A truly special dawn, when last night’s ice lingered on everything, and I was joined by no fewer than six ring ouzels

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

Herbie the lionhead rabbit, from Dorking, has now reached 15 years and 246 days old.

A statue is planned and a cinema, which the cat used to wander into, is hosting a memorial screening.

Matt Rice-Tucker is taking on seven ultra-marathons to raise funds for Child Bereavement UK.

The tiny diamond-backed spider was thought to be extinct before it was rediscovered in 2017.

The group founder says it is for women who want to walk without fearing for their safety.

Dumfries man Alan Johnstone lost his wife Anneka to a brain tumour when she was aged just 33.

Alan Chape has set himself the challenge to take on the tallest peaks in the Lake District for charity.

WASHINGTON — This year, spring showers brought a special April flower to Washington, D.C. — a 2-month-old Asian elephant named Linh Mai, or “spirit blossom” in Vietnamese.

A toddler has been melting hearts talking excitedly about cows with her dad in her Welsh accent.

“I thought it might be a fluffy bag or a winter hat until it started breathing,” says the manager.

Alan Rouget is taking cycling to new heights during a tour of Ireland on his tall bicycle.

The community shop is run by 30 volunteers and it is open six days a week.

Olive Marston has declined an invite to celebrate her 100th birthday at Buckingham Palace.

Andrew Bedwell is aiming to break a world record by crossing the ocean in the shortest vessel.

UK’s Rare Breeds Survival Trust says calf numbers of white park cattle last year were less than two-thirds of 2022 level

Sqn Ldr George Morley Fidler was shot down over France on 19 May 1940, historians say.

The Big Cat Sanctuary in Smarden is hoping to open the site sometime in 2027.

According to plans the former dance hall was a “prominent” venue in the 1960s, 70s and 80s.

Bandit is recovering at home after having the bands removed from his stomach.

Women in a Saltburn residential care home knit and sell woolly elephants to help a wildlife charity.

Puffin numbers are declining in many areas, but Skomer is bucking the trend.

The footage was filmed by photographer Matt Porteous in Cornwall earlier this month.

Museum says The Music is Black is part of a push to reposition scene as central to UK’s cultural history

The outdoor area at Yarm Wellness will officially open to the public on Saturday.

A map is launched of Unesco World Heritage sites that can be reached by train.