16+ hour, 10+ min ago  (668+ words) The plan would see lithium-ion batteries housed in 72 containers near Heath village An MP has described plans to install an energy storage system for lithium-ion batteries near a city beauty spot as "environmental vandalism". Wakefield Council refused Harmony Energy's application…...

18+ hour, 54+ min ago  (488+ words) The first station to have an "eco island" is Black Lake Open spaces at tram stops across the West Midlands will become wildlife havens, under a new scheme taking place over the next 12 months. "Eco islands" will be created - using…...

13+ hour, 5+ min ago  (528+ words) A stowaway raccoon (not pictured) arrived in Southampton on a cargo vessel A stowaway raccoon that was caught on camera running around a docked ship has been put down. The Port of Southampton confirmed the animal had arrived on a…...

21+ hour, 22+ min ago  (529+ words) More than 3, 000 toads, frogs and newts have been helped to cross a busy road in Bath to safely reach their breeding lake. Around 50 volunteers from the Charlcombe Toad Rescue Group have been helping thousands of amphibians during the busy spring…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (12+ words) Why are there plans to release wild beavers into Dorset rivers? BBC...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (542+ words) The dump was discovered by a member of the public A mountain of discarded vacuum cleaners has been discovered near a reservoir and beauty spot. Blackburn with Darwen Council said dozens of discarded appliances were discovered near Entwistle Reservoir, a…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (459+ words) Up to 25 permits at a cost of "500 are available for recreational bluefin tuna fishing in 2026 Applications for people to recreationally fish Atlantic Bluefin Tuna off Jersey's waters have opened, the Infrastructure and Environment Department has announced. In March, the government…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1086+ words) We used an AI voice to read the audio version of this article. More on how the BBC uses AI Developers will have to install heat pumps and solar panels in all new homes in England under new building regulations....

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (656+ words) The common pipistrelle is one of the most common species of bats in the UK Citizen scientists have been helping monitor bat populations in rural areas by building their own low-cost microphones to pick up the ultrasonic calls of bats....

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (743+ words) Multiple people say they have seen mice in a Portsmouth cinema A cinema has implemented "enhanced cleaning protocols" after multiple people reported seeing rodents at a screening. Multiple cinema-goers took to social media to say they had seen mice in…...