The closure at Southsea Common in Portsmouth is about two hectares in size (20,000 sqm) and will be in place until the end of March. The site is a requirement of Natural England for the Southsea ...

A hunter in the Canadian Arctic ruffled the feathers of a group of student “goose detectives” after he killed and ate one of the birds the youngsters were tracking from more than 3,500 miles away.

Brent Geese have been flocking to a specially designated bird refuge on Southsea Common which has been set aside for them this winter.