The Royal Mint has begun the countdown to the 50th anniversary of ‘D-day’. Not the World War II beach landing, that was in 1944, but ‘decimalisation day’. On 15 February 1971, UK coinage was reorganised into the way we know today, with the old system of 12 pence in a shilling and 20 pence in … Read more
The Royal Mint has begun the countdown to the 50th anniversary of ‘D-day’. Not the World War II beach landing, that was in 1944, but ‘decimalisation day’. On 15 February 1971, UK coinage was reorganised into the way we know today, with the old system of 12 pence in a shilling and 20 pence in … Read more
Some good terns deserve each other: Colony of one of UK’s rarest seabirds enjoys its best breeding season for 25 years Nesting pairs of little terns fledged more than 200 chicks at Blakeney Point The rare seabird has been in serious decline nationally since the 1980s Rangers counted 154 pairs of little terns nesting over … Read more
Some good terns deserve each other: Colony of one of UK’s rarest seabirds enjoys its best breeding season for 25 years Nesting pairs of little terns fledged more than 200 chicks at Blakeney Point The rare seabird has been in serious decline nationally since the 1980s Rangers counted 154 pairs of little terns nesting over … Read more
Great news for some of the UK’s rarest breeding birds, as ten species have been recorded in greater numbers than in any previous year, survey reveals. The Rare Breeding Birds Panel (RBBP) worked with conservationists, scientists and thousands of birdwatchers to track the progress of the country’s rarest birds. The team discovered the results compiling … Read more
The National Trust has attempted to save one of England’s rarest lichens by transferring it from a fallen oak to nearby trees in Cumbria. Lichens consist of two or three organisms – typically an algae and a fungus – living together in a single, mutually beneficial and harmonious relationship. The endangered lungwort lichen (lobaria pumonaria) is … Read more
Would YOU splash £120 on a steak? FEMAIL tries Britain’s rarest Rib-eye made from cows fed on beer which is 30 times dearer than a supermarket cut Ribeye steak from Japan is graded A5 – the highest possible ranking for meat 250g slab of wagyu beef is 30 times more expensive than supermarket steak Only … Read more
Would YOU splash £120 on a steak? FEMAIL tries Britain’s rarest Rib-eye made from cows fed on beer which is 30 times dearer than a supermarket cut Ribeye steak from Japan is graded A5 – the highest possible ranking for meat 250g slab of wagyu beef is 30 times more expensive than supermarket steak Only … Read more
Artificial rope bridges could help save the world’s rarest primate — the Hainan gibbon, Nomascus hainanus — by helping them cross gaps in their forest habitat. Experts who suspended ropes some 30 feet above ground across a damaged patch of forest 52 feet wide have filmed the gibbons using the bridge for the first time. The … Read more
Huge boost for rarest butterfly: The beloved ‘large blue’ was declared extinct in 1979, but now is back in Britain thanks to successful breeding campaign Large blue butterfly introduced in Gloucestershire last August after five years Conservationists used eggs from Sweden, where the species has survived Some 1,100 larvae released on the Minchinhampton and Rodborough … Read more