FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Natural england | History Defined

Everything the Tories plan to scrap in bid to cut taxes and boost growth

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The Independent UK · 12h ago

Tories plan ‘bonfire’ of red tape in bid to speed up development – Griffith

The reforms have been labelled as the ‘the most ambitious deregulation project in a generation’.

Evening Standard · 16h ago

Conservatives vow to scrap Natural England and Environment Agency in red tape ‘bonfire’

Mr Griffith is due to outline these economic proposals at the Tory annual conference in Birmingham

The Independent UK · 16h ago

In 1902, edible dormice were released at an English estate; by 2018 Britain had an estimated 23,000, and the government now pays £40 per hectare a year to control damage to trees, crops and nesting birds

In 1902, a small population of edible dormice was released at Tring Park, a private estate in Hertfordshire, as part of a Victorian-era fascination with exotic wildlife. More than a century later, that single introduction has grown into a national problem: by 2018, the Mammal Society estimated around 23,000 edible…

The Times of India · Aug 26

Wild beaver kits born in Norfolk for first time in more than 500 years

Pair are offspring of two beavers who mysteriously arrived in Pensthorpe nature reserve near Fakenham in December

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24

‘We cannot magic up more water’: the supply problems putting housing targets in England at risk

Council leaders say crumbling infrastructure and lack of water are jeopardising government’s plans for new homes

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2

Prince William’s Duchy of Cornwall is helping double one of England’s last surviving temperate rainforests, where 1,250 young trees have already been planted

Prince William’s Duchy of Cornwall is helping double one of England’s last surviving temperate rainforests, where 1,200 young trees have already been planted at one site alone as part of wider expansion efforts.

The Times of India · Jul 24

How Dartmoor ponies were saved from a potential cull

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The Independent UK · Jul 16

Dartmoor ponies saved from culling risk after fears of extinction

Campaigners and farmers feared the initial measures could lead to the ‘devastation’ of the endangered breed

The Independent UK · Jul 16

Burnham urged to drop ‘flawed’ plans that may let developers bypass environment laws for £1

Exclusive: allowing firms to dodge biodiversity protections by paying into levy will harm nature and economy, say 100 experts in letter

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15