ONE of the most significant nature recovery programmes to restore and enhance two outstanding landscapes in the English uplands has been launched. The £8.5million Tees-Swale: naturally connected programme, predominantly funded…

Viola riviniana (Common Dog-violet)THIS tiny violet starts to appear in hedge banks, woodland and old pastures from April onwards. Violets are members of the family Violaceae, along with their cousins…

PLANS to create a series of wildlife ponds at Barningham to house an endangered newt species have been submitted to Durham County Council.The scheme aims to create six ponds in…

Dog’s Mercury (Mercurialis perennis)WHY is it called dog’s mercury when it has nothing to do with dogs (except for poisoning them)? In fact, dog’s in this sense means “false” or…