Conservation

Operation Turtle Dove sees record numbers volunteer in order to save threatened species

Mid Norfolk MP George Freeman writes on why Labour's reforms to shotgun licensing are 'misguided'. Instead, he argues why the shooting industry plays a crucial role in the heartlands of farming communities, the rural economy, to rural conservation, and people's enjoyment of country sports

Study raises questions around how the threat from protected predators should be tackled

In a joint project by the Lake District National Park Authority, Cumbria Wildlife Trust and through working closely with farmers, 23 football pitches worth of hay meadows has been restored

Group argues more time is needed to assess existing populations and their impact on farm animals

The Environment Agency said five areas in England are officially in drought, with six more experiencing prolonged dry weather following the driest six months to July since 1976

Rebecca McLellan keeps rare Castlemilk Moorit sheep at her farm near Rockcliffe, a breed that originated at the Castlemilk Estate in Dumfriesshire in the early 1900s

Tenant farmers Bob Felton and Liz Wallis are committed custodians of a Sussex farm with ancient woodland, rolling hills and a 17th-century farmhouse

Police Scotland has received reports of four lynx which have been released into the wild illegally

Native goat breeds such as the Old English and English Goat can be a useful tool in conservation grazing