Police find body in woodland in hunt for missing boy, 16, who vanished yesterday

Police find body in woodland in hunt for missing boy, 16, who vanished yesterday sparking huge search operation Police confirmed they found a body in the woodland  in the search for the teen Formal identification has not yet taken place but his family has been informed Lucas Webb last seen in Barham, Canterbury, at around … Read more

Police find body in woodland in hunt for missing boy, 16, who vanished yesterday

Police find body in woodland in hunt for missing boy, 16, who vanished yesterday sparking huge search operation Police confirmed they found a body in the woodland  in the search for the teen Formal identification has not yet taken place but his family has been informed Lucas Webb last seen in Barham, Canterbury, at around … Read more

Fruit: Apple found by a jogger on a woodland run in Wiltshire turns out to be a new variety 

‘Pale and mottled oddity’: Apple found by a jogger on a woodland run in Wiltshire turns out to be a new variety Nature-lover Archie Thomas found the apple tree near his Nadder Valley home An expert from the Royal Horticultural Society confirmed it was a new type Mr Thomas now hopes to propagate and assign … Read more

Nature: England’s woodland could DOUBLE in area without intruding on important habitats or farmland

England’s woodland could DOUBLE to cover 20 per cent of the country without intruding on important habitats or farmland, map shows The map was drawn up by the environmental group Friends of the Earth and cartographers at Terra Sulis  Woodland coverage could expand without impacting protected nature sites Most of the areas highlighted for tree … Read more

Pictured: Mother, 48, who was found ‘burned to death’ near petrol can in woodland

A mother who was found ‘burned to death’ near a petrol can in woodland has been pictured for the first time today – as her heartbroken daughter pays tribute to her.   Julie Ainsley’s body was found in a wooded area in Moston, Manchester, following reports of a person on fire on Saturday evening.  Police have … Read more

Pictured: Mother, 48, who was found ‘burned to death’ near petrol can in woodland

A mother who was found ‘burned to death’ near a petrol can in woodland has been pictured for the first time today – as her heartbroken daughter pays tribute to her.   Julie Ainsley’s body was found in a wooded area in Moston, Manchester, following reports of a person on fire on Saturday evening.  Police have … Read more

AI trial reveals hidden world of woodland bats

Artificial Intelligence identified 1.7 million bat calls in English forests last summer – giving conservationists a rare insight into their hidden world Researchers used cheap and specialised microphones to record bat calls  A total of 1.7 million calls were recorded from 60 locations in 16 forests   Hoped the information the project provides can shed light on … Read more

Police to go to woodland spot where witness said he saw Russell Causley ‘burning something’

Police will visit the woodland spot where a witness said he saw wife killer Russell Causley ‘burning something in a rug’ in 1985 after the murderer was freed despite not revealing where his victim’s body is.   Russell Causley, 78, killed his wife Carole Packman, 40, in Bournemouth in 1985, and evaded justice for almost a decade … Read more

Leading ecologists warn moving ancient woodland for HS2 is a ‘fundamentally flawed’

Leading ecologists warn moving ancient woodland to make way for HS2 is a ‘fundamentally flawed’ idea based on no strong evidence HS2 bosses say they are trying to move ancient woodland soil to a nearby field   Ecologist warns it could take ‘hundreds of years’ for nature to recover from move Experts at HS2 accept there’s … Read more

Owen Paterson’s wife, 63, hanged herself in woodland near the family home

A coroner today recorded a suicide verdict over the death of Tory MP Owen Paterson’s wife who hanged herself after leaving no note and having made plans to meet her family.  Aintree racecourse chairman Rose Paterson, 63, was found dead by a police officer in woodland near her family home in Ellesmere, near Wrexham, in the … Read more