Downpurs ideal for nesting birds
	12:04pm Thu 8 May 08
	THE torrential downpours of last year might have been miserable for us, but the New Forest's ground nesting birds should thrive because of them.

	Festival promises variety
	11:26am Thu 1 May 08
	SMALLHOLDERS and country enthusiasts from all over the UK will find a wealth of interesting and relevant attractions at the annual Royal Welsh Smallholder and Garden Festival to be held on the weekend of May 17-18 at the RWAS showground in Builth Wells, Wales.

Hear the dawn chorus and smell the aromas

12:12pm Thursday 24th April 2008

WHAT better way to celebrate spring than to hear the dawn chorus, inhale the aroma of bluebells and listen for the first cuckoo.

	Viewing 'phantoms of the forest'
	12:37pm Thu 17 Apr 08
	BIRD lovers can now view the secret lives of two stunning birds of prey in the New Forest until late summer thanks to live nestcam footage.

	Finches top the list of garden visitors
	2:45pm Thu 10 Apr 08
	COLOURFUL finches visiting gardens in the south-west are at their highest numbers for five years, according to the results of the RSPB's Big Garden bird watch this year.

	Supporting a hawk with their nest egg
	11:45am Thu 27 Mar 08
	HAMPSHIRE-based charity, The Hawk Conservancy Trust, is inviting people to contribute towards the conservation of raptors and owls in the wild by supporting the construction, installation and monitoring of nest boxes via their Fund-a-Bird scheme.

	'Help save vanishing creatures'
	12:47pm Thu 20 Mar 08
	BUTTERFLY Conservation is inviting people to help save Hampshire and Wiltshire's rare and disappearing woodland butterflies and moths, by looking after their habitats.

	Water vole is handed lifeline
	10:23am Thu 13 Mar 08
	THE water vole will now enjoy a better future as a protected species after new proposals announced last month by DEFRA.

	Call on gardeners to tread carefully
	9:54am Thu 6 Mar 08
	BIRD charity, the RSPB is urging gardeners to use hedge trimmers and shears with caution as garden birds may be nesting early due to the warm sunshine experienced during the past month.

	Flowers for Mother's Day
	12:17pm Thu 28 Feb 08
	A LEADING wildflower conservation charity is asking people to show love for the environment on Mothering Sunday by choosing to adopt a wild flower for their mothers instead of offering a bunch of imported flowers.

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