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‘Flourishing’ Sycamore Gap Tree Has Ring of New Shoots Already 3-Feet Tall

Three years after the Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian's Wall was felled, new shoots have grown thickly around its stump and are reaching two to three feet tall. The National Trust says protective measures such as reducing soil compaction and limiting disturbance are working, and saplings grown from the tree's seed have been shared with communities across the UK.

Good News Network 1 Oct 2026

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Coastal Golf Course Turned into Vital Wetland Habitat for Seabirds

A golf course on England's Lincolnshire coast has been converted by the National Trust into a wetland nature reserve, and seabirds such as plovers, avocets and lapwings were already using it before it opened to the public. The site is free of pesticides and public water supply, and nesting birds have been recorded there this year.

Good News Network 30 Sep 2026

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