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Possible live sighting of the elusive pine marten at Benacre National Nature Reserve marks a historic moment for wildlife recording in the county.
Reforms will help speed up planning decisions by focusing specialist advice on complex cases with significant environmental impacts
Environment Secretary announces local communities to receive £79 million to restore nature and adapt to climate change
The Jurassic Coast marks 25 years old as England's only natural world heritage site. Work continues to protect the coast's geology and wildlife
First plan under new Nature Restoration Fund to help deliver up to 15,780 new homes in Norfolk
Natural England submits proposal to the secretary of state for the environment to extend the boundary of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
A proposal to designate a new Yorkshire Wolds National Landscape, marking the first new Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England for over 30 years, has been submitted.
Read how South West Lakes Trust is collaborating with others to protect Burrator Forest from livestock and wildlife damage.
Read how Holnicote Estate has combined different management strategies to optimise tree protection across 600 hectares of diverse woodland.
Read how Nature and Nurture, a riparian woodland in Wiltshire, has used the Countryside Stewardship grant to protect valuable cricket bat willow from Eurasian beaver damage whilst adapting to seasonal flooding.
Read how Ingleborough National Nature Reserve (NNR) trialled different tree protection methods to minimise impacts from sheep and deer grazing to support woodland regeneration.
Read how Natural England are monitoring and managing significant browsing pressure from deer at Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve (NNR) in West Sussex.
The UK-funded Mitigation Action Facility (MAF) is helping livestock producers in Honduras access green finance and adopt more sustainable farming practices.
New National Navigation Strategy out for consultation. Developed with staff and representatives from stakeholder groups. Views sought before 21 October.
Trade restrictions to prevent Sweet Chestnut Blight will be extended in Devon, and the area will now include a small part of Cornwall
Environment Agency investigations into illegal sewage discharges generate funds for wildlife restoration projects across the West Midlands region.
A 13-mile walking route along the Suffolk side of the Stour estuary has opened, connecting Cattawade to Shotley Gate.
A 34-mile section of the King Charles III England Coast Path has opened across the Furness Peninsula in Cumbria.
Fire-risk among Environment Agency’s many concerns
The Future of Rural England report sets out how to ensure government policy delivers for rural communities.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
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