Environment

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Three children sit on top of a gate in a field with cows in. They are smiling at the camera. On the left is a blond haired boy wearing a blue t-shirt and beige shorts. In the middle another blond boy wears a green t-shirt and navy shorts and on his right is another blond haired younger boy wearing a red t-shirt, denim shorts and a red stripey jacket.

Kids collect five bags of litter left on riverbank

A farmer says he is having to remove litter from his fields on a daily basis.

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The image shows a stretch of land and a valley covered in trees.

How a lost road helped rewild a rare landscape

The Hindhead Tunnel has sparked one of the most successful rewilding projects in southern England.

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A composite of two pictures side by side. On the left is a picture of Jill Boyle standing on the beach at Cromer. She is looking directly at the camera and smiling. She is wearing a blue floral patterned T-shirt with a green lanyard round her neck. The picture has been taken on a sunny day and the pier is behind her. On the right is a picture of a black and green bin with rubbish flowing out of it and onto the floor surrounding it

'Disgusting' beach litter leaves people upset

Jill Boyle is urging people coming to north Norfolk to take their rubbish home and not leave it behind.

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A group of about a dozen people standing on a small wooden bridge over a canal looking at what's in the water. The bridge goes between two grassy fields. It appears to be around dusk, with a gold light shining on the ground.

Project to bring wildlife closer to city people

The events will include bat nights, fungi and birdsong events and a summer solstice celebration.

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The environmental cost when rockets go wrong

Space launches are increasing and the rockets are getting bigger. But there can be some major environmental consequences when things don't go to plan.

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A partially eclipsed Moon behind buildings of the Very Large Telescope on top of a ridge in the Atacama Desert (Credit: Yuri Beletsky (LCO)/ ESO)

The battle for darkness in Chile's Atacama Desert

Humanity’s artificial glow is swallowing the night sky. Even astronomers in this remote observatory in the South American desert cannot escape it.

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An aerial view of a landfill site. A number of large rubber tyres are surrounded by a mass of rubbish.

Clean-up of one of Europe's largest illegal dumps 'could begin in 2028'

Environment Minister Andrew Muir says it could take up to five years to complete work on the Mobuoy site.

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The image shows oak processionary moth (OPM) caterpillars on the move on a tree.

Warnings issued over toxic caterpillars

The oak processionary moth caterpillar can cause breathing difficulties and skin rashes.

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A large grassy area strewn with rubbish and a few people gathered in the distance

National Trust appeal after beauty spot littering

Litter was left all over Carding Mill Valley after an "exceptionally busy" bank holiday weekend.

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