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Zoo celebrates arrival of capybara pups during ‘perfect’ weather

Keepers at Exmoor Zoo in Devon were treated to their own festive miracle after two capybara pups were born on Christmas Day. The zoo delayed announcing the births to ensure the new arrivals survived, but the unseasonably mild weather has proved ...

02 Jan 2022 at 17:25

Zoo celebrates arrival of capybara pups on Christmas Day

02 Jan 2022 at 12:25

Major project under way to reconnect Exmoor river to its original floodplain

A major restoration project is under way to reconnect a river to its original floodplain. The National Trust, which is leading the work on the River Aller on its Holnicote Estate in Somerset, says it is a UK first and will create a ...

14 Oct 2022 at 13:29

First beaver born on Exmoor since Tudor times celebrates first birthday

The first beaver born on Exmoor in 400 years is celebrating his first birthday and is already helping turn degraded landscape into a thriving wetland. The beaver kit, named Rashford after the Manchester United star following a ...

14 May 2022 at 01:25

Prehistoric woodland habitat and insects discovered on Exmoor

An area of buried prehistoric woodland, plant and insect remains, has been discovered on Exmoor. The findings were unearthed during a year-long peatland restoration project at the National Trust’s Holnicote Estate in Somerset....

07 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Hairy hogs and Longhorn cattle act as ‘living lawnmowers’ to help rare butterfly

Hairy Hungarian hogs have been drafted in to create the perfect habitat for the UK’s most endangered butterfly, conservationists said. The curly-haired Mangalitsa pigs and English Longhorn cattle are being deployed as ...

12 Jun 2024 at 14:32

Exmoor estate sees resurgence of rare butterfly once on brink of extinction

One of the UK’s rarest butterflies is seeing a significant rise in numbers and range in Exmoor, conservationists have revealed. More than 1,000 heath fritillaries have been recorded so far this year on the National ...

25 Jun 2025 at 00:01

‘Historic moment’ as reintroduced pine martens produce young on Dartmoor

Pine martens reintroduced to Dartmoor have produced their first young, with camera-trap footage capturing shots of kits scampering through woodland. Conservationists behind the project to return pine martens to ...

10 Jul 2025 at 00:54

Pine martens released in scheme to restore lost native species to Exmoor

Pine martens have been released in Exmoor National Park in the first official return of the native animals to the area for more than a century, conservationists said. Some 19 pine martens – animals the size of ...

07 Oct 2025 at 10:28

Wildlife hit hard by drought, fires and heat as extremes become ‘new normal’

The UK’s landscapes and wildlife endured drought, heat and fires that gave way to downpours and floods in 2025 as extreme weather becomes the “new normal”. The National Trust’s annual review of the year for ...

29 Dec 2025 at 06:44

Beavers to be released at two sites in South West

Beavers are set to be released at two sites in south-west England as part of efforts to reintroduce the species into the wild. Natural England said it has issued two further licences to release the ...

07 Feb 2026 at 00:01

Beavers released at two sites in Somerset to help restore river and wetland

Beavers have been legally released at two sites in Somerset as part of efforts to restore a river and wetland. One release involved a mother and her three children, while the other involved a pair ...

11 Feb 2026 at 10:45

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