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Campaign has raised more than £114m since 1965 to protect sites such as Wembury Point in Devon Wembury Point has a colourful history. During the
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Once almost hunted to extinction, they need clean, pebbly rivers and a good population of trout and salmon to survive The freshwater pearl mussel, Margaritifera
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Bideford, Devon: Once picked for garlands, today this quiet treasure is best left where it is as it becomes scarcer I glimpse a lilac in
Read moreWhy does Switzerland have more nuclear bunkers than any other country?
Switzerland is home to more than 370,000 nuclear bunkers – enough to shelter every member of the population. But if the worst should happen, would
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Classing grievous acts of environmental harm as crimes against peace may hold states and corporations to account From the legend of the Romans’ salting of
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