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Motorist captures images of ‘muscular big cat’ thought to be a puma roaming the British countryside

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Mystery of the Beast of Bowness: Motorist captures images of ‘muscular big cat’ thought to be a puma roaming the British countryside before leaving it a chicken sandwich and driving off The predator was eating a pigeon in Cumbria near Bowness-on-Windermere There have been more than 40 reports of black panthers in the area say police  … Read more

Police guidelines suggesting public can visit the countryside to exercise are ‘hugely unhelpful’

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Police guidelines suggesting the public can visit the countryside to exercise are ‘hugely unhelpful’ and ‘could undo efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus across rural Britain’, Rural Crime Network warns Guidance it’s ‘lawful’ for Britons to drive somewhere to exercise during lockdown But NRCN said this risks encouraging people to travel to rural towns … Read more

Jeff Brazier and wife Kate Dwyer enjoy a refreshing walk in the countryside after mending marriage

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He recently admitted UK’s coronavirus lockdown has ‘brought them closer’ after the pair experienced marital issues. And Jeff Brazier and his wife Kate Dwyer continued to prove they’ve mended their relationship as they embarked on a refreshing stroll in the Essex countryside on Sunday.  The TV presenter, 40, who is father to Bobby, 16, and Freddie, … Read more

National Trust plans to turn acres of idyllic Green Belt countryside into sprawling car park

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Protesters are locked in a furious row with the National Trust over plans to turn acres of idyllic Green Belt countryside into a sprawling car park for a moated manor house. Ightham Mote, near Sevenoaks, already has 232 parking spaces but the conservation charity wants to double capacity by moving the car park to a nearby area … Read more

Rare stork that vanished from the British countryside over 400 years ago is reintroduced

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The rare white stork that vanished from the British countryside over 400 years ago has been successfully reintroduced in West Sussex. The rare birds — once a common sight in Britain until around the end of the Civil War in the 1600s — have now returned to the Knepp Estate of Horsham, West Sussex. This … Read more

Rabbits are abandoning the countryside and heading to the city 

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European wild rabbits are relocating to the city in numbers to enjoy the preferable living conditions there, according to a new study. German scientists say that intense farming is leading to a loss of living space for rabbits in rural areas, compared to urban areas where food scraps are aplenty. Countryside rabbits also face more … Read more

This small Peckham home looks like it belongs in the countryside

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It looks like a pretty cottage in the heart of the countryside. But initial impressions can be deceptive, as this little gem of a property proves. Rather than being surrounded by fields, the house is in the heart of South East London’s Peckham, a now trendy hotspot with railway arch bars and old-school pubs that … Read more