N.Ireland
Concerns grow over re-wilding impact on land value in parts of Northern Ireland
Concerns have been expressed that re-wilding could soon become a reality in many upland parts of Northern Ireland in the...
RSPB
N.Ireland
The importance of bog land restoration in NI highlighted
Bog land in Northern Ireland constitutes a more than significant reservoir of stored carbon. Deep peat covers 12% of the...
Agri Politics
NFU raises budget cut concerns ahead of Spring Statement
Over 50 farming and environmental organisations have called on the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, not to cut funding to the Department...
N.Ireland
PSNI confirm bird of prey was poisoned in Co. Armagh
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has confirmed that an adult bird of prey which was found dead in...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s hen harrier population sees 26% decrease
The future of the hen harrier, one of the UK’s rarest birds of prey, remains uncertain, according to results from...
Pig/Poultry
New case of bird flu confirmed on Isle of Lewis
A new case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed at a premises in Sheshader, Isle of Lewis,...
Environment
141 hen harrier chicks have fledged this year - Natural England
141 hen harrier chicks have fledged in England this year, making 2023 the seventh year in a row that numbers...
Rural Life
£14,000 offered for info on 5 wild birds found shot in Suffolk
The reward for information relating to the deaths of five juvenile Goshawks dumped at the edge of the King’s Forest...
Environment
Clyde Valley farming partnership awarded £90,000 to protect wading birds
A project involving 17 farmers in the Upper Clyde Valley has been awarded £90,000 to expand its work improving farmland...
Environment
New custom-made ‘cot’ to carry livestock between islands on Lower Lough Erne
Christmas has come early for a group of farmers whose cattle graze the islands of Lower Lough Erne. The Royal...
Environment
New custom-made ‘cot’ to carry livestock between islands on Lower Lough Erne
Christmas has come early for a group of farmers whose cattle graze the islands of Lower Lough Erne. The Royal...
Rural Life
Newly-appointed conservation advisor leads east Down farming project
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has just appointed Sean Woods as Conservation Advisor to lead the ‘Farming...
N.Ireland
Newly-appointed conservation advisor leads east Down farming project
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has just appointed Sean Woods as Conservation Advisor to lead the ‘Farming...
