Pink salmon, purple Asian clams, marine invertebrates that form spaghetti-like colonies and a nematode worm that causes extensive deaths of trees are among the new entries in an experts' watchlist of ...

The lady’s slipper orchid came close to vanishing from the English countryside, with its discovery described as a “truly ...

In Scotland, where a five-year beaver trial concluded successfully in 2014, beavers have been recognised as a native species ...

How well do you know your UK wildlife geography? Test your knowledge and see if you can pinpoint the regions where these animals are most commonly found. Would you expect to spot red squirrels in ...

Only 56 sows had litters of registered piglets in 2022. Such rarity is not unusual among Britain’s native farm animals. The logic of industrialisation and efficiency means that a few breeds ...

An animal species that used to roam Britain before being wiped out as a result of overhunting and the draining of wetlands could finally be introduced for the first time in 3,000 years. The elk ...

A tiny but loud, brightly colored songbird from subtropical Asia could be emerging as a new invasive species in Britain, threatening to dominate the dawn chorus of native Robins, Blackbirds and ...

While the introduced UK populations appear to be thriving ... Given their status as a non-native species, we were keen to find out how Aesculapian snakes are surviving in chilly north Wales ...

Parts of Britain's landscape today would be unrecognisable to someone who grew up just 70 years ago, a major survey of plant life suggests. Non-native species have thrived while some native plants ...