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Nature Reserve to Double in Size Thanks to Generous Gift
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In Short: Staffordshire Wildlife Trust announced that Jackson's Coppice and Marsh Nature Reserve near Eccleshall, Staffordshire, will double in size thanks to a generous donation left in a will.
The expansion will provide new public footpaths, allowing visitors to explore different trails across the larger reserve.
Meanwhile, in Coventry, work is set to begin on improving access and habitats for wildlife at Longford Nature Park.
Councillor Patricia Hetherton noted that the improvements would help protect the biodiversity already present at the park and make it easier for people to connect with nature.
Longford Nature Park, designated as an area of high importance by Coventry City Council, is located opposite the larger Longford Park, which also serves as a public path connecting the Coventry Building Society Arena and the Coventry Canal.
Elsewhere, researchers described a newly discovered star with an extremely eccentric orbit in the latest issue of Nature, taking it closer to the black hole Sgr A* than any previously identified object.
NatureScot and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) completed a count of burrows at the Isle of May National Nature Reserve this summer, celebrating 70 years as a National Nature Reserve.
Supporting species recovery is a key part of NatureScot’s plan for nature recovery in Scotland, contributing to the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy’s goal to halt biodiversity loss and restore nature by 2045.
What this adds
The expansion of Jackson's Coppice and Marsh Nature Reserve will enhance public access and wildlife habitats, while Longford Nature Park improvements aim to protect existing biodiversity and increase public engagement with nature.
What's confirmed
- NatureScot and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) completed a count of burrows at the Isle of May National Nature Reserve (NNR) in the Firth of Forth this summer.
What's still developing
- Staffordshire Wildlife Trust has secured more land on the reserve due to the gift in will A nature reserve will double in size due to a generous gift left in a will, a wildlife trust has said.
- "This is fantastic news for wildlife and a wonderful example of how gifts in wills can create lasting change for nature," Jeff Sim of Staffordshire Wildlife Trust said.
- The donation has secured more land at Jackson's Coppice and Marsh Nature Reserve near Eccleshall, Staffordshire.
- In the intervening time, most of our understanding of the object was obtained by watching a group of stars that orbit the black hole, helping us get a good estimate of its mass and size.
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- A new NASA space telescope launched Sunday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida that will help scientists probe the nature of dark matter, dark energy, and other mysteries of the universe.
- The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is about the size of a tour bus, lifted off at 7:26 a.m.