In the summer of 1944, the Allied advance in Normandy was stalled not by the German army, but by the landscape itself—ancient, dense hedgerows that were natural tank traps. Faced with this impossible ...

The softball-sized fruits of the Osage orange may have evolved to be eaten by extinct megafauna, and their wood is ideal for making archery bows and warm fires. The fruits of the Osage orange tree, ...

Two women have been seriously injured in a collision in Leicestershire over the weekend. The women, aged in their 60s and 30s, are still in hospital being treated for their injuries following the ...

Two brothers have reimagined their family's former dairy farm in Northamptonshire into a countryside retreat. George and Josh Taylor first opened SUKU Saunas just over a year ago, a wild sauna and ...

Planning permission has been granted for a new driving test centre location in Grimsby. The DVSA has got permission to convert vacant offices at Olympia House, Saxon Court, off Appian Way, Grimsby. It ...

Johnnie Balfour farms a 300-strong herd of Aberdeen Angus - and is planning to expand operations. Cattle are notoriously the most planet-warming, methane-emitting of all the farmed animals. But ...

A popular buffalo-rearing business founded in 2017 that continues to evolve has won national recognition. Thorabella near Dallas was named ‘Diversified Farm of the Year 2025’ in front of 600 guests at ...

Anyone with an eye for a photo is being encouraged to enter this year's hedgerow photography competition. The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA) and Hedgerows Ireland competition is ...

A developer and property consultancy have teamed up to undertake one of the UK's largest ever biodiversity net gain (BNG) schemes in Chichester, West Sussex. Halnaker Hill Natural Capital (HHNC), in ...