Animals

After plans for a quiet retirement in Crete were sadly scuppered, a couple decided on a different course of action — with goats.

A campaign group has warned that Lincolnshire risks becoming a ‘hotspot’ for large-scale poultry units.

The owners of a new reptile store in a town shopping centre say residents should focus on the positive future of the High Street.

The RSPCA is appealing for information about a stray skunk which was found on the loose in a back garden.

A church is inviting the community to celebrate the companionship and love pets bring to our lives.

Actors have helped bring back reindeer for a town’s Christmas event thanks to a successful comedy performance.

It is often said volunteers are the backbone of our communities, writes Ian Simmons of Grantham RiverCare in the latest Tales of the Riverbank column.

Due to popular demand a wildlife centre has extended one of its favoured events for an extra weekend.

Immigrants have a history of stealing and eating ducks in Lincolnshire, the county’s mayor has claimed.

A farmer is helping to keep alive the legacy of an at-risk breed of sheep, which has a rich heritage in Lincolnshire.

Owners and their dogs met for a get-together at an adventure park for a paw-some day out.

Plans for a chicken farm which attracted more than 1,000 online objections have proven less controversial with local residents.

Dog owners and their four-legged friends can now enjoy walks in a ‘woodland paradise’.

Organisers of a popular dog show said they were thankful for the opportunity to be one step closer to raising vital funds for their new headquarters.

If you’ve ever browsed through a dog rescue centre website, you might have noticed how black dogs stay for longer in rescue kennels.

A film charting global importance of The Wash to wildlife held its premiere at the weekend.

The last of Rutland Water's famous Manton Bay ospreys have flown south to West Africa to spend the winter in warmer climes.

Residents were left stunned as hundreds of sheep flocked along a busy road.

Pooches can put their best paw forward at a dog show that has run for two decades.

A 'holy grail’ moth has sent hearts aflutter among lepidopterists after two were found at a remote nature reserve.