‘Out of sight, out of mind’. It’s a phrase which keeps coming up when people talk about the vast, rich beds of kelp that once lay along the Sussex shoreline. By their very nature, they’re largely invisible, just offshore, beneath the waves. As Sussex Wildlife Trust’s Henri Brocklebank (pictured above) puts it:...
The sea life around Wales’ coasts has been mapped out with new data from a significant study examining whales, dolphins, porpoises and seabird species....
Conservationists are trying to bolster the genetic variation and resilience of threatened hazel dormice as they release 10 of the tiny mammals in Bedfordshire....
The next government must meet a legal goal to halt wildlife decline in England, parties have been warned as they face calls to boost nature-friendly farming and protected areas....
Strangford farmer David Sandford is celebrating a remarkable milestone: six years of giving barn owls a home, as a pair have returned to his wildlife-friendly farm to raise their young....
Have you heard anything about nature as a political priority in the upcoming UK general election? We haven’t. And as biodiversity researchers, that troubles us....
A blue songbird which was spotted in Guernsey may be “one of the rarest ever recorded in the Channel Islands” if it was wild, according to a local nature group....
Amid the growing local government bankruptcy crisis, as many as half of the local authorities in England and Wales might be forced to cut their green spaces budgets. The situation in Scotland and Northern Ireland is not much better. A survey by the Local Government Association in February 2024 found that 48% of local authorities...
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build more angling platforms along the river Wye in Hereford has been slammed by the government’s wildlife watchdog as a threat to the river habitat....
For the first time since 2019, rangers on the Farne Islands off the Northumberland coast, cared for by the National Trust, are gearing up to carry out a full puffin census, surveying eight of the 28 islands to get a vitally needed and critically overdue picture of the red-listed seabird’s numbers....
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust have today (5th June) published the first-ever State of Yorkshire’s Nature report, which for the first time gives an accurate insight into how the whole of Yorkshire’s nature is faring – and, crucially, where action is now needed to create healthier, resilient and more abundant landscapes....
The Bridestone boulders are an iconic set of giant, gritstone rock formations in West Yorkshire, popular with climbers and boulderers. Right now, there is a chance to secure access to this land for all and protect the wildlife for future generations by supporting the not-for-profit, Community Interest Company (CIC) Bridestones...
BCT launches our first manifesto, created so that evidence-based conservation policy ideas are available for political parties and decision makers. Now we’d like your support to get these ideas out there....
Meet the rewilders: Sussex Kelp Recovery Project (www.rewildingbritain.org.uk)
‘Out of sight, out of mind’. It’s a phrase which keeps coming up when people talk about the vast, rich beds of kelp that once lay along the Sussex shoreline. By their very nature, they’re largely invisible, just offshore, beneath the waves. As Sussex Wildlife Trust’s Henri Brocklebank (pictured above) puts it:...
Eight in ten voters support blocking bonuses for polluting water firm bosses (inews.co.uk)
Voters overwhelmingly back a call to fine water companies caught discharging sewage and block bosses from receiving bonuses, i can reveal....
Major study maps out marine species across Welsh coasts (www.westerntelegraph.co.uk)
The sea life around Wales’ coasts has been mapped out with new data from a significant study examining whales, dolphins, porpoises and seabird species....
Welsh Water sees pollution incidents spike despite £483m spend (www.bbc.co.uk)
Welsh Water’s pollution incidents shot up last year, despite the company spending hundreds of millions of pounds to “improve services”....
Volunteers awarded £12,000 to spread “joyful” rewilding (www.cravenherald.co.uk)
A YORKSHIRE nature charity is celebrating after being granted funding to explore innovative ways to encourage rewilding across the region....
Hazel dormice reintroduced to Bedfordshire woodland to boost species resilience (www.independent.co.uk)
Conservationists are trying to bolster the genetic variation and resilience of threatened hazel dormice as they release 10 of the tiny mammals in Bedfordshire....
'We are the conservers': Labour unveils plan to 'save Britain's beautiful countryside' (www.businessgreen.com)
Labour announces new Countryside Protection Plan designed to protect nature and reverse the decline in British wildlife...
South Downs National Park dew ponds restored to life (www.bbc.co.uk)
Once derelict dew ponds across the South Downs National Park are now thriving thanks to more than £90,000 in donations....
Nature groups launch legal challenge over England's wildlife loss - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
New poll finds most people think main parties falter on nature and climate crises in the run up to General Election | The Wildlife Trusts (www.wildlifetrusts.org)
A new poll published today reveals how badly people think all main parties are faring on tackling the nature and climate crises....
Spruce beetle pest controls introduced across East Anglia (www.bbc.co.uk)
The Forestry Commission is to extend its measures to tackle a beetle pest across East Anglia....
Buglife News: Volunteers contribute record numbers of surveys to UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (www.buglife.org.uk)
A surge in volunteer participation has bolstered the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (PoMS) over the past year....
Save Britain’s Rivers: i challenges all parties to commit to election manifesto (inews.co.uk)
Today every political party in Britain is challenged to sign up to a blueprint that will save the nation’s rivers....
Ban peat sales and back beavers as part of policies for nature, parties urged (www.independent.co.uk)
The next government must meet a legal goal to halt wildlife decline in England, parties have been warned as they face calls to boost nature-friendly farming and protected areas....
Strangford farmer celebrates six years of helping barn owls bounce back (www.newsletter.co.uk)
Strangford farmer David Sandford is celebrating a remarkable milestone: six years of giving barn owls a home, as a pair have returned to his wildlife-friendly farm to raise their young....
The UK’s nature restoration plans have some big holes – here’s how to fill them (theconversation.com)
Have you heard anything about nature as a political priority in the upcoming UK general election? We haven’t. And as biodiversity researchers, that troubles us....
Dunwich pillbox used in D-Day training is repurposed as bat home (www.bbc.co.uk)
A German-style pillbox used for Army training in the run-up to D-Day has become home to some of Britain’s most protected bat species....
Rare blue songbird spotted in Guernsey (www.bbc.co.uk)
A blue songbird which was spotted in Guernsey may be “one of the rarest ever recorded in the Channel Islands” if it was wild, according to a local nature group....
Cirl Bunting makes first appearance in Sussex this century (www.birdguides.com)
A male Cirl Bunting has been found on the South Downs in Sussex, representing the first sighting of the species in the county this century....
UK cities need greener new builds – and more of them (theconversation.com)
Amid the growing local government bankruptcy crisis, as many as half of the local authorities in England and Wales might be forced to cut their green spaces budgets. The situation in Scotland and Northern Ireland is not much better. A survey by the Local Government Association in February 2024 found that 48% of local authorities...
More Wye fishing platforms ‘bad for river’ warns wildlife watchdog (www.monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk)
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build more angling platforms along the river Wye in Hereford has been slammed by the government’s wildlife watchdog as a threat to the river habitat....
See-sawing fortunes for seabirds on the Farne Islands as puffin count gets underway (www.nationaltrust.org.uk)
For the first time since 2019, rangers on the Farne Islands off the Northumberland coast, cared for by the National Trust, are gearing up to carry out a full puffin census, surveying eight of the 28 islands to get a vitally needed and critically overdue picture of the red-listed seabird’s numbers....
First-ever report reveals Yorkshire’s pivotal role for UK wildlife | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (www.ywt.org.uk)
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust have today (5th June) published the first-ever State of Yorkshire’s Nature report, which for the first time gives an accurate insight into how the whole of Yorkshire’s nature is faring – and, crucially, where action is now needed to create healthier, resilient and more abundant landscapes....
Help protect the Bridestones boulders (www.thebmc.co.uk)
The Bridestone boulders are an iconic set of giant, gritstone rock formations in West Yorkshire, popular with climbers and boulderers. Right now, there is a chance to secure access to this land for all and protect the wildlife for future generations by supporting the not-for-profit, Community Interest Company (CIC) Bridestones...
Support our first manifesto for bats - News - Bat Conservation Trust (www.bats.org.uk)
BCT launches our first manifesto, created so that evidence-based conservation policy ideas are available for political parties and decision makers. Now we’d like your support to get these ideas out there....