A groundbreaking new vaccine - the first of its kind - can now be rolled out globally to help in the battle against a deadly virus that has devastated endangered elephant populations.

The hot summer weather followed by a warm and wet autumn has created the perfect conditions for fungi this autumn. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s second Fungi Festival includes foraging walks, ID walks, log inoculation workshops, talks, craft sessions, and storytelling. The Trust is also encouraging young people to join a mushroom march with DIY mushroom hats.

A major tree-planting project has transformed Fishwick Bottoms, Preston, with 11,800 native trees now creating a thriving riverside woodland. The initiative, delivered by Clitheroe based environmental charity Ribble Rivers Trust, will boost biodiversity, improve water quality, and help protect communities from flooding.

When you think of autumn gardens, do you imagine dull leaves and fading flowers? You couldn’t be more wrong. British Garden Centres has put together a guide to instant impact plants that can make a garden burst into vibrant life, delivering both colour and joy.

Retro flowers are making a stylish comeback in our gardens, as gardeners embrace classic blooms like hydrangeas, dahlias and sweet peas. This nostalgic trend blends vintage charm with sustainability, offering beautiful, pollinator friendly plants that connect us to traditional English garden heritage.

Butterfly experts have been sharing their excitement after a species from southern Europe was confirmed to have been seen in the UK for the first time. Two sightings of the Southern Small White have now been verified - one in Suffolk and one in County Durham. It comes after the UK recorded its warmest and sunniest-ever spring, which has prompted a flurry of unusual butterfly and moth activity.

The Yorkshire Agricultural Society proudly announced the winners of the 2025 Tye Trophy Competition, at an esteemed event that highlights farms in the North of England and recognises their contributions to conservation and environmental improvements. The winners were revealed at the Great Yorkshire Show on 9th July.

Butterfly Conservation has launched a nationwide rescue mission for the UK’s butterflies and needs the people of Lancashire to get involved! Last summer, Lancashire’s butterflies sent an urgent SOS through Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count, with citizen scientists in Lancashire spotting only 19,379 butterflies and day-flying moths during the three-week period.

Farmers have been facing extensive slug pressures over the last few years, which also made headlines when they were a big reason behind the low 2024 pumpkin yields. However, as we reach the halfway point of 2025, there are signs that it will be another year of high slug pressures.

More than 10 million trees have now been established across the North of England as part of the Northern Forest scheme, which launched in 2018.

Launching on Tuesday 24 June across all major platforms including Spotify and Apple Music, the six-part series, Abi Clarke: Zookeeper in Training, follows popular comedian and TikTok sensation Abi Clarke as she embarks on an unforgettable journey to find out if she has what it takes to become a zookeeper.

Three rare Blue-eyed Ground Doves chicks, hatched through artificial incubation, are the result of a joint effort by national and international conservation institutions In April, Parque das Aves welcomed three new Blue-eyed Ground Doves (Columbina cyanopis), one of the most endangered species in the world.