A gorse fire in the south-east of the country has been brought under control as of Thursday morning. Temperatures are ...

The blaze, which started on Wednesday evening, took more than three hours to put out, crews say.

In this cold weather, it lifts the spirits to see carpets of bright golden flowers of gorse bushes ablaze across commons, heaths, hedgerows, roadsides and derelict land. Gorse flowers are at their ...

The heady coconut scent of a bright yellow gorse bush cheers a dull spring day. It brings a promise of sunshine and to my mind smells of exotic suntan lotion. As the days lengthen, the gorse flower ...

Take a drive along the Midland Highway through Tasmania and you will see hillsides covered in thousands of gorse plants. The spikey evergreen has become a major problem for farmers and the state's ...

Spectacles are a godsend but for the naturalist they are a problem in wet weather. We waited through bouts of driving rain for a break that might last long enough for us to get out and use our eyes.

It's easy to see why gorse is reviled on Oregon's south coast. The invasive European plant is hardy, fast growing and covered in inch-long spines that make thickets virtually impassible. It takes over ...

The whole of Scotland’s population could be fed using protein from the gorse bush, an invasive plant widespread in the UK, according to a leading expert. Professor Wendy Russell said calculations ...