Two damselfly species have been recorded for the first time in a restored woodland in Hertfordshire after a three-year habitat project across seven nature reserves. Increased flowers have also drawn more butterflies, including Silver-washed Fritillaries in higher numbers.
A volunteer-run woodland has won a national award after planting 2,000 trees.
A London borough council has launched a Climate Action Microgrant to support community energy turning into environmental improvements.
A nature reserve manager in Norfolk left a wasps' nest in her office for four months and has now carefully taken it down. She said she was happy to have given the insects a home, which helps the wider ecosystem, and that they would be welcome back next summer.
