Record-breaking spring sunshine and “perfect” conditions are producing larger and sweeter strawberries, says one West Sussex grower. Provisional Met Office figures show the UK experienced its warmest spring on record and its driest in over half a century in 2025. Bartosz Pinkosz, operations director at The Summer Berry Company, said daytime sunshine and cooler nights in March, … Read more
Campaigners have flown a banner as part of a protest against plans for a 2000-acre solar farm. Hundreds of residents took part in a community walk on the Fosse Way in Wiltshire in opposition to Lime Down Solar Park. Island Green Power (IGP), which is behind the plans, wants to build solar panels on farmland near … Read more
The Prince of Wales has described the challenge of protecting the world’s oceans as “like none that we have ever faced before.” In a speech delivered to the Blue Economy and Finance Forum in Monaco, Prince William said life on the ocean floor was “diminishing before our eyes” and called for ambitious action “on a … Read more
[You shouldn’t] take the rake and the leaf blower and cut down all the dead things, especially under trees, and in your meadow areas, because a lot of insects are overwintering in those dead stems and in that leaf litter,” cautions Narango. Larry Weaner Wildlife gardens may benefit from some intervention, such as removing plants from species … Read more
A moment for weeds Despite their reputation, so-called “weeds” in a garden or lawn serve a purpose in supporting pollinators. A 2016 study found that increasing the amount of white clover in the UK would help significantly with increasing the amount of nectar available to pollinators. Meanwhile, stinging nettles are known to support over 40 species of insects in … Read more
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