Author Charlie Lyon

Charlie Lyon

Charlie is a freelance contributor who is passionate about the countryside, wildlife and environmental matters

Recent articles by Charlie Lyon

Ghost nets: What you need to know about these deadly ocean polluters

What are ghost nets? Why do they cause so many problems and can anything done? We talk to the experts to find out
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Candy-coloured kingfishers and pheasants in regal hues – discover the 10 most colourful birds

These avian wonders with brilliantly coloured plumage are found across the globe
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5 of the loneliest plants in the world, plus the race to help them reproduce

With sometimes as little as just one remaining specimen, these critically endangered plants will disappear from our planet forever without the help of talented horticulturalists
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Dinosaur teeth from formidable carnivore discovered in English countryside

The discovery reveals how fearsome predators, including the tyrannosaur and spinosaur (pictured) roamed the South East
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5 giants of the sky – including one enormous bird that's as long as a car

Meet the wandering albatross, whose wingspan is roughly the length of a Fiat 500, and four more feathered titans
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Chicken turtle, sarcastic fringehead and pleasing fungus beetle – meet 10 animals with the weirdest names

10 rainbow animals: A dazzling display of colourful fur, feathers and scales

Rude animal names: Try saying these to an under-10 without making them snigger

Meet the slippery dick, the cock-of-the-rock and other (sometimes magnificent) animals that have been given rude, funny and downright silly names
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Movember's wild side: 8 animals with a better moustache than yours

Check out these brilliantly bristly animals that use their moustaches and beards for all manner of tasks, from foraging for food on dark ocean floors to spreading scent to attract mates
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