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River Wye health status downgraded due to farming pollution

The Wye has been reclassified from 'unfavourable-improving' to 'unfavourable-declining' by Natural England

Wales Online

Natural England downgrades River Wye after wildlife decline

The river’s previous status of ‘unfavourable-recovering’ has been updated to ‘unfavourable-declining’

Evening Standard

River Wye health status downgraded by Natural England after wildlife review

River’s condition said to be declining as Wildlife Trusts calls for action from government on farming pollution

The Guardian - UK

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Claims people ripping up 'beautiful' flowers in town's 'culture war'

Others said the claims were "absolute rubbish"

Liverpool Echo

York groundsel blooms again in Britain’s first-ever de-extinction event

Yellow flower that only grows in York went extinct in 1991 brought back to life by Natural England experts

The Guardian - UK

Controversial Tory MP brands Labour 'absolute disgrace' in 'toxic' beach row

Local Conservative councillors invited MP Lee Anderson to the Wirral seaside town

Liverpool Echo

King Charles and Prince William face fight over taxpayer funds on Dartmoor

More than £13m of subsidies mainly paid to tenants of Duchy of Cornwall have done little to restore nature in national park

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'Civil war' in seaside town after bid made for beach

The debate over the beach has previously been described as “toxic” and like a “civil war”

Liverpool Echo

Farmer who stripped mile of riverbank of trees and bushes is sent back to prison

He drove an 18-tonne tractor along the river bank at the beauty spot

Wales Online

Farmer jailed for ‘outrageous’ illegal bulldozing of riverbank has term reduced

John Price carried out ‘vandalism of the environment on a grand scale’, a judge told him.

The Independent UK

Real estate company fined for burning peatland in protected area

Dunlin Ltd, owner of Midhope Moor in the Peak District, admitted six charges of burning without a licence.

The Independent UK

Collecting ‘gourmet’ eggs from black-headed gulls should be banned, says RSPB

Conservationists say government must stop licensing ‘unsustainable’ harvest of eggs from amber-listed birds

The Guardian - UK

Fears Natural England may lose powers amid row with Dartmoor farmers

Tory MPs call for ministers, not watchdog, to make decisions on sites of special scientific interest

The Guardian - UK

Millionaire farmer jailed for ‘ecological vandalism’ after attempt to stop home flooding

Millionaire who dredged waterway ordered to pay £655,000 to restore landscape, but experts say it will take decades to re-establish mature trees

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Manchester Evening News

Farmer jailed and ordered to pay £1.2MILLION as builders to rip up trees along river

The 68-year-old claimed he bulldozed the trees along the river to protect homes from flooding - while National England said it led to a 'devastating' effect on local wildlife

The Guardian - UK

Farmer jailed for 12 months for damaging Herefordshire river

John Price jailed after admitting ‘wanton’ destruction of one of UK’s most unspoiled rivers

Daily Mirror

Farmer jailed and ordered to pay £1.2MILLION after builders to rip up trees by river

John Price, 68, claimed he bulldozed the trees along the River Lugg near Leominster, Herefordshire, to protect homes from flooding - while National England said it led to a 'devastating' effect on local wildlife

The Guardian - UK

Norfolk dual carriageway plan would ‘wreck’ rare bat colony, experts say

‘Exceptional’ super-colony of endangered barbastelles found in path of proposed road near Norwich

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The Conversation

Why Britain's loudest bird is booming after decades of decline

The Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris) is a reclusive bird belonging to the heron family. Close to the size of a chicken, bitterns are a mix of golden-brown mottled with delicate black and tan. With long, green legs and large feet, these birds are adapted for skulking through reedbeds – the…

The Guardian - UK

Tory MPs and farmers in clash with Natural England over Dartmoor sheep

Move to stop overgrazing harming bird habitats would ‘destroy ancient tradition’ and harm business, say MPs

Bristol Post

50 beavers living secretly on the Bristol Avon, stunned researchers discover

Until 2020, they were thought to have been extinct for almost 500 years

The Guardian - UK

Ministers ‘ignored’ own adviser over weak targets for restoring English nature

Government accused of hypocrisy for pushing global target but not following Natural England’s advice at home

The Guardian - UK

Plantwatch: rare species flourish in Swanscombe wasteland

Area in Kent has more threatened species than any other brownfield site in UK – but its future is at risk

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a special place’: Somerset Levels star in new David Attenborough series

Wild Isles reveals places such as Ham Hall RSPB reserve are as rich and diverse an ecosystem as Serengeti, says BBC

The Guardian - UK

Former Tory minister who tried to sell off forests is given Natural England role

Exclusive: Appointment of Dame Caroline Spelman to nature watchdog’s board sparks cronyism allegations

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