British environmental news 

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Welcome to British Environmental News, where you can read articles about the environment in Britain 

top tips 

It is against the law to steal bird’s eggs 

Pets are animals too, so we need to consider them. This means not using products that will harm them 

Do not leave litter on the ground. Bin it instead. Otherwise it could end up in natural habitats and kill animals that might mistake it for food!


save the red squirrels 

Red Squirrels are almost extinct so we need to save them. Here are a few ways to help them:

1. do not take nuts from forests where residents include red squirrels 

2. look into red squirrel conservation 

3. do not block tree hollows while ANY squirrels are hibernating, or any time 

 

our news on the environment 

We give you news on certain places forests,,mountains and meadows that are throughout Britain 

We give you news on plants

We give you news on animals


Sycamore Gap Tree has been cut down 

You may have heard that the Sycamore Gap Tree has been cut down. It was an extremely popular tourist attraction and you could even see it on the road as you drove past! Loads of people were upset when they heard the news that the tree had been cut down. It was a significant tree some people were even angry that someone had cut it down.

answer your nature questions 

questions you might have 

1. are spiders insects? 

no, spiders are actually arachnids 

top tips 

Cut a small hole in your fence so hedgehogs can enter 

Don’t use chemicals in your garden 

Beach clean 

People organise beach cleans all the time! Sign up for an existing one or organise your own! Beach cleans can help the environment 

nature photographer inspiration 

Green fingers challenge 

Grow your own fruit and vegetables.
Allow part of your garden to become overgrown to encourage bees and butterflies.
do not use chemicals in your garden.



closing date 4/10/25

Saturday 4th October 2025


how can I protect nature?

Habitat 

forest 



coastline 

Animal 

fox



fish 



Don’t drop litter 

Litter causes all sorts of problems to wildlife.  Animals eat pieces of litter thinking it’s food, they get their heads stuck in tin cans or pieces of plastic.

Litter can cause problems 

Natural gallery 

Find out more 

Swans are very territorial
Swans are very territorial

Swan facts 

. Swans mate for life 
. Baby swans are called cygnets 
. Swans have a very harsh peck, if you annoy one you will get pecked 

Save the pollinators,Who’s with me?

We are losing too many pollinator habitats and losing our pollinators too! Without them we wouldn’t have vegetables, fruit and trees. Trees play an important role in our survival, they provide oxygen, which we breathe in, and if we don’t breathe, we don’t live!

Trees 

Here is a little quote about trees!

“If we have trees, we have ourselves, alongside nature.”

Things you can do to help nature and how much it will help 

Buying unsalted peanuts and leaving them in forests.

it will help squirrels to thrive 

picking up litter that you have dropped and recycling it if possible 

it will DEFINITELY help 

Dropping litter 

it WON’T help 

organising a beach cleanup 

DEFINITELY HELPFUL 

NATURE JOURNAL 

More new features 

nature journal 

weekly pages 


British  Creatures and their habitats 

grey squirrel 

forest habitat 

red squirrel 

forest habitat 

deer 

field, forest habitat 

fox

forest, city habitat 

Help nature again 

Nature journal 

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British Environmental News’ “support colour” is neon! This means that if you support British Environmental News, wear neon clothes when you can! Show your support! Show your care!

The green fingers challenge is all about: growing your own fruit and vegetables so that we can reduce the amount of air pollution, allowing part of your garden to become overgrown so animals can find a home and not using chemicals in your garden so we can increase the amount of hedgehogs in the UK!

Nature question 

1. what helps plants to grow?

rain and sunshine 

Neon for the environment 

find out more information in next week’s nature journal 

Nature Journal Special 

Read about some nature-themed events! 

British Environmental News’ “support colour” is neon! This means that if you support British Environmental News, wear neon clothes when you can! Show your support! Show your care!

The green fingers challenge is all about: growing your own fruit and vegetables so that we can reduce the amount of air pollution, allowing part of your garden to become overgrown so animals can find a home and not using chemicals in your garden so we can increase the amount of hedgehogs in the UK!

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