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Dunlin Ltd, owner of Midhope Moor in the Peak District, admitted six charges of burning without a licence.

Conservationists say government must stop licensing ‘unsustainable’ harvest of eggs from amber-listed birds

John Price, 68, claimed he bulldozed the trees along the River Lugg near Leominster, Herefordshire, to protect homes from flooding - while National England said it led to a 'devastating' effect on local wildlife

‘Exceptional’ super-colony of endangered barbastelles found in path of proposed road near Norwich

The Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris) is a reclusive bird belonging to the heron family. Close to the size of a chicken, bitterns are a mix of golden-brown mottled with delicate black and tan. With long, green legs and large feet, these birds are adapted for skulking through reedbeds – the…

Move to stop overgrazing harming bird habitats would ‘destroy ancient tradition’ and harm business, say MPs

Until 2020, they were thought to have been extinct for almost 500 years

Government accused of hypocrisy for pushing global target but not following Natural England’s advice at home

Area in Kent has more threatened species than any other brownfield site in UK – but its future is at risk