The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is a highly adaptable species, found across Britain, but absent from Scottish Islands (except Skye), in all habitats from salt marshes and sand dunes to the tops of mountains. In Britain, more so than elsewhere in Europe, foxes have also adapted to life in urban surroundings.
The Friends of Childwall Woods and Fields have been granted £90,000 to spend on access and habitat improvements.
New European Breeding Bird Atlas, a milestone for biodiversity research and nature conservation in Europe, is published today.
Although rain fell in Formby on 17 days, amounts were small. Therefore, November turned out to be much drier than October, with no change in the water-level at the Devil’s Hole. It was relatively mild with hardly any frost. As a result, occasional summer flowers, such as Evening Primrose, Ragwort and the Hybrid Stork’s-bill enlivened...