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What is Biofluorescence? Shining a light on biofluorescence in UK waters

Lauren SmithOctober 3, 2019

Shark Scientist Lauren Smith talks to Plant Pathologist James Lynott about this incredible phenomenon. James Lynott Biofluorescence is essentially the ab...

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Thames estuary to be sanctuary for ‘mother oysters’.

BiOME EcologyJuly 2, 2019

Conservation coalition begins restoration of Britain’s largest protected area for native oystersVital work to save an Essex icon begins this month – as the ZSL-...

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A UK based ecologist whose art is inspired by the biodiversity of Wicken Fen is to exhibit, as part of this year’s Cambridge Open Studios.

BiOME EcologyJune 27, 2019

Mike Barker, who lives in Swaffham Prior, has had a lifelong interest in both art and ecology and uses his interest in the natural world to inspire his pa...

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UK Breeding success for one of world’s most endangered spiders

BiOME EcologyJune 11, 2019

One of the world’s most endangered spiders has had a boost in numbers thanks to a vital conservation breeding success at ZSL (Zoological Society of London). It ...

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A year on the marshes

Richard MooresJanuary 23, 2018

Potter Heigham Marshes, Norfolk, 2017 Waders circle in front of Martham church, east Norfolk Passage waders, they’re hard to beat aren't they? I grew up...

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Book Review: ‘Britain’s Mammals – a field guide to the mammals of Britain and Ireland’.

Richard MooresNovember 6, 2017

Many thanks indeed to the great people at 'Birdwatch' for letting us reproduce this review....

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Here’s why people spend hundreds of pounds chasing rare birds (I’m one of them)

BiOME EcologyMay 16, 2017

Author: Robert Lambert Assistant Professor in Environmental History, University of Nottingham My Rare Bird Alert pager bleeped insistently at precisely 2...

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Three of the best: Mammal Watching Sites in Norfolk

Richard MooresOctober 18, 2016

Norfolk is a fantastic county for wildlife, particularly birds, but mammals also feature prominently with some amazing mammal viewing possible at several sites....

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