Feature

‘Storm worse than ever today’: how schoolteachers tracked weather in the Outer Hebrides Members only

School logbooks from the nineteenth century reveal how islanders coped with a period of particularly stormy weather. In their resilience is a lesson for the future.

Chris Baraniuk
Chris Baraniuk
Culture

At a Manchester bog, conservationists are still battling the damage of the Industrial Revolution Members only

A toxic legacy lies beneath the surface of Holcroft Moss. What does that mean for its future?

Sophie Yeo
Sophie Yeo
Conservation

On Llantrisant Common, a butterfly took on the bureaucrats – and won Members only

Conservationists despaired after an application to translocate caterpillars was denied, while another to kill them was approved. Yet, against the odds, the marsh fritillary is back.

Chantal Lyons
Chantal Lyons
Conservation

Is this Britain's loneliest rainforest? Members only

On the bare landscape of Harris, a small copse inspires hope for the revival of an ecosystem.

James Fair
James Fair
Conservation

'Nobody wants to live in a theme park': Will Wales finally get a new National Park? Members only

The Welsh government has pledged to turn the Clwydian Range into the country’s fourth National Park – but not everyone is happy.

Coreen Grant
Coreen Grant
Conservation

‘Does neb eisiau byw mewn parc thema’: a fydd Cymru yn cael Parc Cenedlaethol newydd o’r diwedd? Members only

Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi addo gwneud Bryniau Clwyd yn bedwerydd Parc Cenedlaethol y wlad – ond nid yw pawb yn hapus.

Coreen Grant
Coreen Grant
Conservation

A Gaelic christening for Scotland's newest species Members only

A new project is naming the plants and animals that have recently arrived on these shores due to climate change.

Eva Clifford
Eva Clifford
Culture

The silver lining to Britain's ash dieback crisis? More deadwood. Members only

A fetish for tidiness has robbed Britain's woodlands of their deadwood. A devastating tree disease offers a chance to bring it back.

Sarah Wild
Sarah Wild
Conservation