Spring flowers are opening sooner and songbirds breeding earlier in the year, but scientists know little about how climate change is affecting phenology -- the timing of key biological events -- in UK ...

With no passports, ear tagging or other mundane jobs such as castration and worming, the wild cattle of Northumberland will appeal to many Farmers Weekly readers. The fact that they really are wild – ...

Chillingham’s herd are survivors of animals that once roamed Britain’s forests – but are now rarer than pandas From a distance they look so placid and approachable, but you would not want to get on ...

White animals have long commanded a special place in history and culture, believes vet Dr John Fletcher. He cites examples ranging from Alice and the White Rabbit to Captain Ahab and his pursuit of ...

The Chillingham herd is the only one in the world to remain undomesticated. The cattle still roam their natural surroundings in Chillingham Park, Northumberland. Though their origin is uncertain, the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Q: When the foot-and-mouth epidemic hit Northumberland, the media said that the wild white cattle of Chillingham were seriously at risk. It was never said subsequently whether or not these animals ...

Richard Marsh is prepared for winter snows and his charges, a herd of 100 rare Chillingham wild cattle, are ready too. They have been weathering winters in the 360 acre Chillingham Castle park in ...

Chillingham Castle is home to one of the world's last remaining herds of wild cattle, whose gene pool is so isolated that every animal is essentially a genetic clone. "The good news is, if they charge ...

An ancient breed of cattle with red ears which was on the verge of dying out is thriving again. Wild Chillingham Cattle, which have white skin and red ears, have lived for more than 800 years near ...

Spring flowers are opening sooner and songbirds breeding earlier in the year, but scientists know little about how climate change is affecting phenology – the timing of key biological events – in UK ...