Environment

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Wiltshire Council has issued FPNs as part of a crackdown on fly-tipping. Pictures: Wiltshire Council

Fines issued to fly-tippers – including in Durrington – in council crackdown

FLY-TIPPERS – including in Durrington – have been fined for dumping waste during a council crackdown. Wiltshire Council has been…

Police are keen to trace these people after an incident in a field in Salisbury

Police picture appeal after apparent arson attack in Salisbury field

POLICE in Salisbury are keen to trace these people in connection with an apparent arson attack in a crop…

There are two supermoons in August

August supermoons: When you can see them in Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset

STARGAZERS will be looking up tonight (August 1) for the first of two ‘supermoons’ set to be visible this…

Tree wardens returning to Wiltshire thanks to £300k grant

TREE wardens are returning to Wiltshire thanks to a grant of almost £300,000. A successful bid for the £294,800 from…

Salisbury City Councillor Eleanor Wills (Con, Harnham West), has hit out at plans for things like parklets, inset

Row over eco-friendly planting options in Salisbury – which could axe hanging baskets

PLANS to create more environmentally-friendly planting schemes in Salisbury have been approved – which could see the end of…

The River Bourne at Laverstock Credit: Richard Avery via Wikimedia Commons

Challenge trail launched to encourage exploration of region’s chalk streams

The Wessex Rivers Trust, Laverstock and Ford Parish Council and the Devenish Bradshaw Charitable Trust have launched a Chalk…

Duke of Burgundy Credit: Steve Smailes

Wiltshire’s critical species identified and mapped for the first time

What are the most important wildlife species in Wiltshire and where are they? To answer these questions, Wiltshire and…

Reed beds in Harnham along the River Nadder Credit: Col.51 CC Wikimedia

Water company vows to do more to protect the region’s rivers and beaches

As the water sector announces the biggest shake-up of the sewerage network since the Victorian era, Wessex Water has…

The Wildlife Trusts’ big nature challenge, 30 Days Wild, is back

The Wildlife Trusts’ big nature challenge, 30 Days Wild, is back

Can you do one wild thing every day for a month? Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is calling on everyone to…

Nigel Jones (l) with Lily, Ruth Churchill with Rex, and Phil Sheldrake with Rose; Below left: Rose being ringed Credit: Finnbarr Webster.jpg

Salisbury Cathedral peregrine chicks ringed after public votes on names

The three peregrine chicks that hatched on the tower of Salisbury Cathedral last month were named and ringed today…