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The Cambridge Independent’s Plant a Tree Campaign: Help us get 10,000 trees planted across Cambridgeshire

Community groups, schools, colleges, businesses and residents are invited to join in.

The winners and losers from a decade of conservation efforts by FFI

Cambridge-based Fauna & Flora International's tireless work to protect at-risk species around the world

How the insect world’s strongest suction power could help University of Cambridge create bio-inspired products

Suction cups that don’t fall off could be in sight at last - thanks to millions of years of evolution.

Tallest tree in the Amazon found by University of Cambridge researchers

Toby Jackson describes epic adventure to confirm height of immense tree, which can store as much carbon as a hectare of rainforest.

Nature notes: Festive flowers, and an early-bird Christmas present

Martin Walters looks at plants which have strong associations with Christmas and spots a rare visitor to the UK - and it's not Santa.

Dame Judi Dench plants tree for new community orchard

Dame Judi Dench helped to plant the first trees for a new community orchard at The Countryside Restoration Trust today (Wednesday, November 27).

Nature notes: Fungi, sweet chestnuts and migrating birds

Martin Walters takes a look at what's been happening nature over the last month.

Sociable crows are healthier, finds Anglia Ruskin University study

Research led by Dr Claudia Wascher found they fewer parasites.

8,000 British species to be sequenced as £9.4m from Wellcome funds first phase of Darwin Tree of Life project

It is part of the wider Earth Biogenome Project to sequence all life on Earth.

British Antarctic Survey trials new technique to detect stranded whales using satellite images

They could help communities respond earlier and aid our understanding of why it happens.

Wildlife to benefit at Cambridge City Council cuts out chemicals in parks

Move is part of drive to improve biodiversity

Pop singer's homes warning as city's rivers are running dry

Feargal Sharkey is is calling on councillors to say how the thousands of new homes planned around Cambridge will be supplied with water

£1m Water Works project in Cambridgeshire will help save our peatlands

Caroline Fitton, of the Wildlife Trust in Cambridgeshire, examines a scheme that could-have international implications for agriculture

Signs of an early autumn in Cambridgeshire

Our nature columnist Martin Walters spots signs of seasonal change

Cambridge medics join XR as climate wrangles hot up

Extinction Rebellion events at Parker's Piece, outside Esso - and in Cottenham, which faces future flooding

Group calls for action now over River Cam crisis

Campaigners call on developers, water companies and environment agencies to help safeguard the future of the Cam

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Free trees available for schools and community groups from Woodland Trust

The Cambridge Independent’s Plant a Tree Campaign: Help us get 10,000 trees planted across Cambridgeshire

The Cambridge Independent’s Plant a Tree Campaign: Help us get 10,000 trees planted across Cambridgeshire

The winners and losers from a decade of conservation efforts by FFI

The winners and losers from a decade of conservation efforts by FFI

How the insect world’s strongest suction power could help University of Cambridge create bio-inspired products

How the insect world’s strongest suction power could help University of Cambridge create bio-inspired products

Tallest tree in the Amazon found by University of Cambridge researchers

Tallest tree in the Amazon found by University of Cambridge researchers

Nature notes: Festive flowers, and an early-bird Christmas present

Nature notes: Festive flowers, and an early-bird Christmas present

Dame Judi Dench plants tree for new community orchard

Dame Judi Dench plants tree for new community orchard

Nature notes: Fungi, sweet chestnuts and migrating birds

Nature notes: Fungi, sweet chestnuts and migrating birds

Sociable crows are healthier, finds Anglia Ruskin University study

Sociable crows are healthier, finds Anglia Ruskin University study

8,000 British species to be sequenced as £9.4m from Wellcome funds first phase of Darwin Tree of Life project

8,000 British species to be sequenced as £9.4m from Wellcome funds first phase of Darwin Tree of Life project

British Antarctic Survey trials new technique to detect stranded whales using satellite images

British Antarctic Survey trials new technique to detect stranded whales using satellite images

Wildlife to benefit at Cambridge City Council cuts out chemicals in parks

Wildlife to benefit at Cambridge City Council cuts out chemicals in parks

Pop singer's homes warning as city's rivers are running dry

Pop singer's homes warning as city's rivers are running dry

£1m Water Works project in Cambridgeshire will help save our peatlands

£1m Water Works project in Cambridgeshire will help save our peatlands

Signs of an early autumn in Cambridgeshire

Signs of an early autumn in Cambridgeshire

Cambridge medics join XR as climate wrangles hot up

Cambridge medics join XR as climate wrangles hot up

Group calls for action now over River Cam crisis

Group calls for action now over River Cam crisis

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