Wildlife

New playground at Martin Mere

New wet play area with in-ground trampolines opens near you

The proposed site of the new village green in Singleton - near the Millers Arms pub

New village green to transform heart of this village

New documentary explains how old Christmas trees are helping to protect the coast

Sand, Sea, Xmas Trees: How old festive saplings guard against floods

Amur Leopards born at wildlife park

Super-cute video shows 'world's most endangered big cat' newborn cubs

A herd

Vital appeal to raise £5,000 for 'conservation cows'

Main image: Naturalist and TV presenter Steve Backshall receiving the MBE in 2021. Inset: Deadly Live! poster

Exclusive chat with Steve Backshall ahead of Deadly Live

Ad Feature The best destinations for spring-time hikes in Lancashire

Beautiful scenes show first puffins return to Northumberland's Farne Islands.

Delightful scenes as adorable puffins return to British beauty spot

Blue skies over Morecambe Bay By Janette Wright of Bolton le Sands.

The unusual reason patrols are being done along the Lancashire coast

One in three Gen Zers have increased their charitable giving

Gen Z and millennials are the most charitable generations, study shows

The winners celebrated

Ad Feature Celebrities come together to support charity film awards

A lone goose in the middle of Parliament Street, York, at midday on a Saturday as the streets are empty from the normal tourist traffic during the Covid lockdown in March 2020

Five years on: 26 eerie photos show deserted streets during lockdown

Sir David Attenborough at Martin Mere

17 photos of Martin Mere as it celebrates 50th anniversary

A stunning shot of Rivington Pike on a sunny day.

20-year project kicks off to restore moors enjoyed by 1 million people

WWT Martin Mere, Fish Lane, Burscough.

Martin Mere celebrates 50th anniversary with these special events

A person preparing to rescue a badger from a 100 metre drop

Heart-Warming Animal Rescues: Dog Saved at Sea
Moving footage shows incredible animal rescues from across the UK on Shots! TV.
Shannon Weir

Golden Hooves cheeses

I tried the new 'guilt free' cheese available in Booths

The project will help supply power generated by new offshore wind farm developments.

Residents to stage protest on beach against offshore wind farm plans

Birds benefit hugely from garden feeders in the winter

How to attract birds to your garden and save money on seed and feeders

AirB&B host Mike Afflick reads his Lancashire Post while taking a break at his Hobbit House in Inglewhite, near Preston.

I built a perfectly round house. There's wildlife but no hobbits

Cleveleys seafront was transformed for the filming of Star Wars: Andor in 2022

Environmental impact of Star Wars filming on seafront to be studied

AirB&B host Mike Afflick reads his Lancashire Post while taking a break at his Hobbit House in Inglewhite, near Preston.

I built a perfectly round house. There's wildlife but no hobbits

Barrels though to contain tar or bitumen dumped during the 1920s at Nightingale Valley in Bristol.

House with 100-year-old toxic waste dump sells for £450k

How to feed garden birds in snow: Top high-fat foods for birds

Wrea Green Remembrance Wood

Remembrance Woods and education centre "at serious risk of closure"

The land which wil be allowed to return to its natural state

The farmland that will be returned to nature in pioneering new deal

A ban on the sale and supply of single use vapes has been announced for next year.

Disposable vapes to be banned next year from this date
A ban on the sale and supply of single use vapes has been announced for next year.
Emma Downey

Adorable footage shows 14-month old Jarang the orangutan being cuddled by his mum, Jingga, at Blackpool Zoo.

Sweet baby orangutan gets cuddles ahead of pioneering surgery

Daredevil cat makes superhero jump

Daredevil cat makes superhero jump off garden shed roof

Morecambe Bay

Lancashire seafood delicacy awarded special status

The male white rhino calf with mum Fahari at Whipsnade Zoo in Beds.

Adorable baby white rhino born at Whipsnade Zoo

25 old archive pics of 1990s Chorley life and people to make you smile

Hundreds of thousands of rare purple jellyfish have washed up on on a British beach.

Thousands of rare purple jellyfish wash up on British beach

Ad Feature Join the Whalley Wildlife Walk to help preserve local nature

UK flag with Unconventional Brits title

Meet the miracle baby turned adult bride and viral mouse village maker

Baby beavers have been born in London for the first time in 400 years.

Super-cute beavers celebrate first 'city kit' newborns in 400 years

Scared fox gets trapped in goal netting...watch how he gets rescued

Scared fox gets trapped in goal netting...watch how he gets rescued

A herd of 12 reindeer have joined Dudley Zoo - and Santa, dressed in his summer attire, was there to launch the special enclosure.

Christmas in July! Watch moment Santa opens reindeer ravine at zoo

I went to Brockholes on the first day of the holidays - some tips

A huge snake is filmed slithering along UK canal towpath.

Watch: Huge 4ft snake is filmed slithering along UK canal towpath

Hedgerows

This is the reason hedgerows near you won't be cut for three years

Lime trees growing either side of High Street in Henley-in-Arden, Warks., had their tops hacked off without notice leaving locals “devastated”.

Residents left furious after council "butchers" trees to save cash

Dolphin pod filmed in the water near Bridlington. Credit: Steve Race Wildlife Photography

Watch as pod of dolphins swim alongside boat off scenic coast

One of the Skomer Island puffins on the colony near Penbrokeshire. Credit: David Lister photography

Watch: These colourful puffins are adorable - and they live in the UK

man filmed throwing stones at seal on beach

Watch: Man filmed throwing large stones at defenceless seal

Mere Sands Wood

Lancashire nature reserve set for big overhaul - play area and pagoda

A family of lions passed right by our jeeps (Photo: Amber Allott/NationalWorld)

Kenya safaris: Don't choose between beach or bush on this holiday

Three dogs chase off 10ft crocodile.

Watch: Three dogs bark at crocodile until it retreats back into river

Whimbrel pictured at Grimsargh Wetlands. Credit: Mike Fisher

Preston nature reserve helps a migrating bird from Africa thrive

Asian hornets are smaller than native hornets, but deadly to our bees and other pollinators (Photo: Wildlife and Countryside Link/PA Wire)

Killer insects invade UK

A pair of tiny fox kits, weighing 46 grams each, are being hand-reared by keepers at a safari park.

Cuteness overload: Watch as tiny Fennec Foxes are hand-reared

Deer runs across busy main road causing car to swerve.

Watch: Deer runs across busy main road causing car to swerve

Cows controlled with GPS tracker which plays music.

Watch: Cows controlled with GPS tracker which plays music

Baby camel Sally trots around her paddock.

Watch: Baby camel trots around paddock and bonds with mum and dad

Rae Boxley, 51, has been trapped in her home by badgers but the council won't help because they are a protected specie

Badgers have kept me prisoner in my mouldy home for 12 years