The Essex Skipper is typical of the south of England and is rarely seen as far north as Teesside. Knurr and Spell died out in the 1970s but used to attract huge crowds of spectators. Will Bower says ...

Adders and toads were among the animals killed after a disposable barbecue sparked a wildfire that destroyed a football pitch ...

Britain's biggest conservation charity is calling on the Government to fund firefighting helicopters after hundreds of acres ...