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 · Mar 16, 2023
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 · Mar 15, 2023
‘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 · Mar 11, 2023
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 The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2023
England’s new housing supply likely to fall to lowest level in decades, study says Home Builders Federation warns planning policy changes will result in government meeting less than half its annual target The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2023
Charles co-writes Ladybird Book of Climate Change The King is a life-long champion of the environment and the new children’s book is a re-writing of his 2017 climate change book aimed at adults. The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023
Families battle to save 'paradise' caravan spot from closure after being banned for more than a year They have been unable to access their caravans overnight for over a year Wales Online · Feb 14, 2023
Families banned from 'paradise' beauty spot loved by generations "I'm devastated that it's gone on for this long. It should never have come to this." Liverpool Echo · Feb 10, 2023
25-foot steel goat installed in remote Northumberland countryside The sculpture by father-and-daughter team Stephen Lunn and Ashlee Donaldson is part of the Revitalising Redesdale scheme Chronicle Live · Feb 8, 2023
Thérèse Coffey admits UK can’t achieve air pollution target advised by experts Environment secretary sets lower 10-year objective for cleaner air but researchers say their goal is reachable with stronger action The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023
Developers ‘clearing wildlife habitats without approval to win planning permission’ Exclusive: ‘It’s hideous in a biodiversity crisis, but these are the forces we’re up against,’ say householders The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2023
Dartmoor landowner who won wild camping ban may be putting rare beetle at risk Exclusive: Alexander Darwall, who said he brought case to improve conservation, is releasing pheasants near protected woodland The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2023
Boost for Stoke Park wildlife as major restoration project launched Three overgrown ponds will soon become 'thriving oases for wildlife' under new plans Bristol Post · Jan 6, 2023
London Resort boss quits as project scaled back over nature concerns Former Millennium Dome chief PY Gerbeau steps down from his full time role from the troubled project Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2022
Liverpool Echo · Dec 21, 2022 Disabled woman doesn't 'feel safe' walking on beach at centre of 'civil war' Charlotte Smith has long had ties to Hoylake beach volunteering to help her dad with the RNLI in the 1980s
The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022 Lizard Downs in Cornwall protected for public use after 140 years Open Spaces Society secures re-registration of 116 hectares of ‘splendid’ moorland’ for common use
Liverpool Echo · Dec 8, 2022 Memorial bench to be repaired over 'insensitive' plaque The plaque was not authorised and the council said they told the person who paid for the memorial bench it will be repaired
Liverpool Echo · Dec 1, 2022 Bitter beach row erupts as tense meeting sees storm outs, accusations and mud-slinging The Hoylake Beach saga came to a fiery head at a crunch meeting last night
Bristol Post · Nov 27, 2022 Bristol's Brislington Meadows not special enough to save from housing development says Natural England Avon Wildlife Trust and Natural England disagree on the importance of the leftover fields in South Bristol
Liverpool Echo · Nov 23, 2022 Thousands have their say on controversial beach row that split town The council will now review two options which would see parts of the beach kept clear before going back to the public
The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2022 Hen harriers to be bred in captivity and released on to Salisbury Plain Raptor has not bred in southern England for decades – with only breeding populations found on northern moorlands
Chronicle Live · Nov 20, 2022 Clanger-like shrew found in Sunderland is first ever seen in UK The Great White-toothed shrew could be the first new mammal species in the UK for almost a century
The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022 Greater white-toothed shrew becomes UK’s first new mammal species in a century Ecologists fear the species could threaten other animals of its kind
Daily Mirror · Oct 27, 2022 UK town hit by mosquito plague as residents terrorised by 500,000 blood-sucking gnats Sandwich, a historic town on the south-east coast of England, faces an invasion of mosquitoes with residents claiming the town is plagued by the blood-sucking pests
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2022 Plans to scrap nature-friendly farm subsidies put biodiversity target ‘at risk’ Natural England chief says pledge to stop biodiversity loss by 2030 will not be met if scheme is cut