For thousands of years, a massive chalk figure has sat upon White Horse Hill in Oxfordshire, England. The so-called ... the Cerne Abbas Giant. The soil samples taken during restoration of the ...

A conference to discuss one of England's best-loved chalk hill figures is to be held in Dorset. The event at Dorset Museum will examine the origins of the Cerne Abbas Giant after excavations ...

The giant 147m-long (483ft) lion, near Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire, was created in 1933 and is the largest hill figure in England ... 800 tonnes of unwanted chalk from beneath a local ...

The uninterrupted pollution will raise the spectre of new fines for the beleaguered utility giant ... is one of 220 chalk streams in the world. Of these, 85pc are located in England and the ...

This report includes a Manifesto for Chalk Streams, setting out the actions that are essential to improving the state of England’s chalk streams. Sign up to be kept informed about our conservation ...

We’re lucky because the majority of the world’s chalk streams are found in England. But far too many of our waterways have been overused and undervalued. Drained almost dry in places, and polluted in ...

The Chalk Stream Restoration Group report looked at England's waterways, a third of which are in East Anglia, and what was needed to help habitats thrive. Priority status would help drive ...