Orchard Planting Expanded a Pollinator Corridor
An orchard and wildflower planting project created a better corridor for bees and other pollinators.
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Medieval Floor Tiles Were Returned to a Monastery After 60 Years
Floor tiles taken decades ago from a monastery were finally returned, allowing a small piece of history to go home.
A Teen Swam for Hours to Save His Family at Sea
A teenager kept going through rough water to help save his mother and siblings after they drifted out to sea.
Scientists Built a Hemp-Based Alternative to Plastic Packaging
Researchers developed a durable material from hemp that could reduce reliance on fossil-fuel plastics.
A Library Turned Recycled Materials Into a Coral Reef
An Enfield library hosted a community art project that turned recycled materials into a coral reef display.
East London Is Getting a 14-Mile Nature Corridor
A new 14-mile nature corridor will connect green spaces across Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Haringey and Newham.
A Leopard Trapped in a Fence Was Rescued and Released
A female leopard trapped in a protective wire fence near Kundapur was sedated, freed, treated and released back into the wild.
A Young Humpback Whale Was Released Back to Open Water
A young humpback whale stranded in shallow water off Germany was moved by barge and released into the North Sea off Denmark.
Bird Lovers Save a Small Woodland in Serbia
A Serbian bird-watching group used crowdfunding to buy and protect Nightingale’s Forest, a small woodland that had been at risk of being sold for timber.
5 Good Things That Happened Today
A short collection of real good things from around the world — no doomscrolling, no outrage, just proof that good things still happen.