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'Biodiversity Net Gain’ to be introduced from November helping deliver the nature friendly homes of the future
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
From the heights of Three Peaks of the Yorkshire Dales to the coastlines of Northumbria, Natural England offers some very special places that anyone can explore completely free of charge
Six projects will receive funding to research how nature-rich woodlands, grasslands, wetlands and urban habitats take up carbon
Guidance will create nature-rich towns and cities, helping millions realise the benefits of accessing nature
Tony Juniper marks the launch of the Environment Improvement Plan
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Five-year delivery plan to restore nature and improve the environmental quality of the air, our waters and our land
David Rillie received a suspended prison sentence and was ordered to pay costs of almost £74,000, for illegally grazing cattle on a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Natural England has launched a new scheme in Cumbria to help conserve local populations of great crested newts while promoting sustainable development.
Agreement reached by almost 200 countries at the UN biodiversity summit, COP15, in Canada.
Targets to protect our environment, clean up our air and rivers and boost nature have been published.
Speech by Natural England Chair Tony Juniper to the Farming for Food and Nature conference, 28 November 2022
Plans will benefit protected wildlife sites and create new habitats for nature
UK Nature agencies set out roadmap to protect nature to underpin food security, climate security and water security
The new ‘Wild Ennerdale National Nature Reserve’ will protect over 3,000 hectares of landscape comprising of water, forests and mountains.
Latest round of the popular Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund has opened today.
Licences and conditions relating to licensed actions on or around protected sites.
Whitstable to Iwade stretch now officially open
Tony Juniper, Chair of Natural England, speaks at a Natural England and Green Alliance joint event addressing why a strong natural environment is essential for the economy.
New maps revealing the extent of seagrass and saltmarsh habitats go live
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
Catchment Sensitive Farming advice is now available to farmers, land managers and growers across England
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