About 15 years ago, one of our upland ecologists showed me some aerial photographs of the same area of upland moorland taken across several decades. They showed a very striking picture of the historic increases both in area and intensity …

Gulls have become a common sight in English towns and cities, their presence often generating strong feelings. The two large gull species frequently seen are the lesser black-backed gull and herring gull. While natural-nesting populations - predominantly in rural areas …