Blow as environmental schemes around North East are vandalised Schemes to restore rare wetland habitats have been attacked at Jarrow and Sunderland Chronicle Live · Jun 15, 2023
Illegal reintroductions of rare butterflies to UK ‘a risk to other species’ Conservation scientists warn releases of rare or extinct species may spread diseases and harm attempts to save other butterflies The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2023
Ministers warned England set to miss wildlife and biodiversity targets Exclusive: Natural England chair Tony Juniper says government must work quickly to reconcile farming and nature The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2023
Fury at fresh badger slaughter as cull widened to stop population bouncing back Campaigners reacted angrily to the issuing of "supplementary licences" authorising a new killing programme across swathes of the English countryside Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2023
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 · May 31, 2023
Natural England downgrades River Wye after wildlife decline The river’s previous status of ‘unfavourable-recovering’ has been updated to ‘unfavourable-declining’ Evening Standard · May 30, 2023
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 · May 30, 2023
Claims people ripping up 'beautiful' flowers in town's 'culture war' Others said the claims were "absolute rubbish" Liverpool Echo · May 28, 2023
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 · May 27, 2023
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 · May 24, 2023
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 The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023
'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 · May 23, 2023
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 · May 18, 2023
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 · May 17, 2023
The Independent UK · May 11, 2023 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 Guardian - UK · May 3, 2023 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 · Apr 24, 2023 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 Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023 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
Manchester Evening News · Apr 21, 2023 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 · Apr 21, 2023 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 · Apr 21, 2023 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 · Apr 14, 2023 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
The Conversation · Apr 11, 2023 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 · Apr 3, 2023 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 · Mar 26, 2023 50 beavers living secretly on the Bristol Avon, stunned researchers discover Until 2020, they were thought to have been extinct for almost 500 years