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Council spent £100,000 on turbines that don't work because of too little wind
A council that spent £100,000 installing two wind turbines on a civic building six years ago have admitted they didn't work because the site was not windy enough.
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Wild spring weather baffles bugs
The wettest April in more than a century has caused problems for many UK butterflies, bees and other bugs, say conservationists.
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Hardly revolutionary
Telegraph View: As a piece of public education, the hopeless wind turbine exercise in Huddersfield seems to have been spot on.
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Wet weather winners and losers
The conservation charities Butterfly Conservation and Buglife say that the wild spring weather is having a profound effect on our native creepy crawlies.
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Citizen science yields moth data
About 13,000 moths are captured and recorded by citizen scientists in a project described as the largest of its kind.
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Whales can adjust their hearing
Whales that use sound to navigate are able to adjust the sensitivity of their hearing to protect their ears from loud noises, say scientists.
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Men do the 'grunt work' in the garden, while women do the colours
Women take charge of the garden and make the decisions about what to plant as they say they have 'better taste', according to poll.
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Chelsea Flower Show: Duchess of Cornwall gives 'guerrilla gardens' Royal seal of approval
The Duchess of Cornwall will visit 'pothole gardens' in tour of Chelsea Fringe.
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Richard Madeley complains about recycling bins 'littering the countryside'
Richard Madeley has hit out at a new waste collection service in Cornwall which forces households to separate waste into six different containers and leads to "coloured bags and boxes littering our countryside".
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Escapee penguin 'found' in Tokyo
A young penguin which escaped from Tokyo's Sea Life Park has reportedly been spotted swimming in waters around the Japanese capital.
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Spectacular displays of the northern lights or aurora borealis in northern Norway
Spectacular displays of the northern lights or aurora borealis in Norway.
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Wildlife Trusts celebrate 100 years
The Wildlife Trusts which manage 2,300 reserves around the UK celebrate their centenary
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Whitley Fund for Nature Award given to bat expert for conservation achievement
Dr Rodrigo Medellin, of Mexico, has become the first winner of a newly-created annual award from the Whitley Fund for Nature honouring an outstanding individual contribution to conservation.
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Fawns use predator 'escape plan'
Baby deer choosing better "escape cover" instead of the nearest refuge are more likely to escape predators, a study finds.
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Amber preserves pollen carriers
What may be the earliest direct example of insect pollination of plants has been identified by scientists in 100-million-year-old amber blocks from Spain.
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Julia Bradbury on the world's best wildlife spotting
Bears in Minnesota, monkeys at Morgan's Rock, the 'Countryfile' presenter shares the best places to get up close and personal with nature
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Nature protection 'must improve'
Environmentalists say leaders at June's Rio+20 summit must urgently step up nature protection, as a report confirms a 30% fall in wildlife since 1970.
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Igor Siwanowicz's pictures of praying mantises, stag beetles and chameleons
Macro photos of praying mantises, stag beetles and chameleons.
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Iceland from the air: aerial pictures of the country's dramatic volcanic landscapes
Aerial pictures of the country's dramatic volcanic landscapes.
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Rugby player Dan Martin puts on four stone to swim the Atlantic
