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Learn how Hilley Farm in Shropshire converted marginal land into woodland and the varied benefits it has provided.
21 apprentices have become the first to graduate from the UK's pioneering degree-level forestry programme.
Read how funding from the Woodland Creation Planning Grant and England Woodland Creation Offer helped to create woodland in Cumbria.
Martin McAnulty has to undo the damage he did to a habitat-rich Site of Special Scientific Interest in St Dennis, Cornwall.
Banned rubbish could have filled three Albert Halls. Confiscation order comes as Environment Agency closes 750 illegal waste sites in 12 months
Record dry spring and summer heatwaves mean that without winter rain there will be drought next year with impacts on nature, agriculture and navigation
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
Just over 22 miles of footpath from Portsmouth to South Hayling is now open. Improvements include a 400m boardwalk in Southmoor Nature Reserve.
Millions of trees to help get Britain growing through billion-pound investment in green jobs and nature restoration, creating thousands of jobs
The Spruce Site Assessment grant will help woodland owners to evaluate their spruce trees, estimate felling costs and plan for early removal before potential infestations of Ips typographus.
Walkers gain 11 miles of new access rights around Suffolk's Deben Estuary as part of government's commitment to complete 2,700-mile England Coast Path.
British sculptor Martin Jennings has been appointed to create the sculpture of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for the UK’s national memorial in St James’s Park.
Nearly 15 miles of footpath have been completed on the island, with the provision for parts of the path to be easily moved in the event of coastal erosion.
Today, the UK and Brazil have signed a partnership on fertilisers to tackle their environmental impact and embrace their economic opportunities.
Killer spruce tree pest has now been successfully eradicated from all 13 outbreak sites in England identified in 2021
With post-harvest fields vulnerable to heavy rainfall and run-off, farmers are urged to cultivate compacted soil and get winter crops established by 15 October.
A continuous path from the Scottish border to Gibraltar point in Lincolnshire has officially been completed with the trail between Easington to Bridlington
Over 1,560 hectares of rare upland habitats safeguarded in landscape-scale conservation project.
Read how Paragon Veterinary Group used the England Woodland Creation Offer to support business sustainability while improving biodiversity to the benefit of the wider community.
The Salisbury River Park project reduces the flood risk to over 350 homes and businesses along the River Avon.
Endangered wildlife is flourishing at Wybunbury Moss National Nature Reserve following Natural England's restoration of adjacent farmland.
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