GWCT study proves that legal predator control is vital for protecting ground-nesting birds like curlew, golden plover, and ...

Yorkshire’s uplands are among the most iconic and ecologically rich landscapes in the UK. From the sweeping heather of the ...

Peewit is the traditional name for the northern lapwing, or green plover, or - if you like your Latin - Vanellus Vanellus, meaning little fan, a reference to the sound when it flies.

The northern lapwing, to give the bird its proper name, is also known more commonly as the green plover or peewit from its ‘peewit’ call, especially eerie when heard in winter.

The bird is the big, gaudy plover called the Northern Lapwing, a bird whose trademark long, wispy crest can only be described as Seussian. After 12 lapwing-less years, the bird is back in town.

A piping plover monitor looks out for piping plovers at Montrose Beach on July 12. These volunteers keep watch over the health of the birds and fend off threats.

The red-wattled lapwing is an Asian lapwing or a large plover bird of the wader family. It doesn't perch on trees, and it flies short distances. Found in pairs in grasslands and agricultural ...

The red-wattled lapwing is an Asian lapwing or a large plover bird of the wader family. It doesn’t perch on trees, and it flies short distances.

At the moment, rough fields across out-of-the-way places in parts of Ireland are filled with wild orchids, their striking pink flower heads standing proud above the cover of rough grasses and ...