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A person seated at a wooden dining table inside a farmhouse, with shelves displaying cups, plates and framed photographs in the background.

Farmer lost out by minutes in race for wildlife funding

Richard Peace is among thousands of farmers who missed out as funding was snapped up in hours.

A small bird, which has brown and white colouring, is perched on a green wire. It has its mouth open and is looking to the left.

Estate records 'abundance' of wildlife despite drought

Wimpole's "long-term approach to nature recovery" has seen more than 5,000 species recorded.

A red squirrel pictured leaping through the air. The background is out of focus.

The British island where red squirrels are thriving

Conservationists say that, with red squirrels dwindling in the UK, Jersey is an "important refuge".

A group of brown capybara pups close together eating raw vegetable spread on the green grass.

Capybara pups at Manx zoo draw record crowds

Curraghs Wildlife Park has its busiest October weekend ever after the birth of eight capybara pups.

A group of four people leading the tower mustard conservation effort crouch down on a muddy ground with small shoots of plants in and smile at the camera. They are all touching one green plant.

Volunteers help save one of London's rarest plants

Tower mustard has suffered steep decline in London but has been successfully grown and replanted.

Close-up, low-angle view of a young tree with red-orange leaves against a cloudy sky, supported by a wooden stake, with green foliage and trees in the background.

Volunteers plant 109,000 trees in new woodlands

In the last two seasons, almost 500,000 trees and 27,233 metres of new hedges, have been planted.

Many Exmoor ponies at at Lancombe Crossing, Brendon Common. They are running along the grass and across a small stream.

Pony herd gathering raises money for air ambulance

Kristina Auckland said the herd was made up of around 100 ponies.

An adult grey seal and a grey seal pup lie on the sand at a beach on South Walney Nature Reserve near Barrow, Cumbria. The adult seal is grey and the seal pup is much smaller, white and covered in fluffy fur.

Seal pups spotted at nature reserve for 12th year

Two pups have been recorded at South Walney, home to Cumbria's only breeding grey seal colony.

The Beautiful Demoiselle damselfly on a leaf. Four green leaves are in the picture. The dragonfly has long brown wings.

Two damselfly species return to restored woodland

A three-year project to restore woodland at seven nature reserves is completed.