Government u-turn on buzzard-capture scheme in face of public outcry

The coalition Government has performed a u-turn on its plans to capture birds of prey and blast their nests with shotguns.

Farm boss admits poison offence after eagle body find

A farm manager has pleaded guilty to possessing a highly toxic pesticide that has been banned in the UK for 11 years.

Naturist fined after naked Yorkshire ramble

A naturist rambler has taken up the cudgels of nude walking while the original Naked Rambler Stephen Gough languishes in a Scottish jail.

Gamekeeper faces £7,000 extra costs after failed appeal on raptor offences

A gamekeeper who lost his appeal against convictions for illegal trapping of birds of prey faces further costs of £7,000.

Highland laird fined for river works that put rare species at risk

A Scottish laird was fined £9,000 for carrying out unauthorised engineering work in Scotland’s longest river on his Highland estate.

Mountaineers appeal for cash to fight national park housing plans

Walkers and mountaineers are being asked to dip into their pockets to support a £50,000 campaign against the building of almost 2,000 new houses in a national park.

Second dangerous-driving charge follows Snowdon off-road vehicle find

Police have charged a man with dangerous driving after a second incident in which an off-road vehicle was found on the summit of Wales’s highest mountain.

TV show will feature helicopter-crash boss's zip-wire battle

Television viewers will be able to see an on-screen confrontation between campaigners and the controversial owner of a Lake District tourist attraction in a fly-on-the-wall documentary next Sunday.

Police act as off-roaders hit Lakeland fells

Police are warning off-roaders they will clamp down on the illegal use of bikes and 4x4s on the Lake District fells.