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Five pilot areas will test how the recovery of England’s landscapes and wildlife can be driven locally
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Natural England has published nine new draft Conservation Advice packages to enable developers and operators to understand the impact of their proposed development on habitats and species in protected sites across England.
A report has been published revealing the results of a five-week public consultation on extending the sea trout netting season in Yorkshire and the North East.
Defra has set out the details of a review into the way the release of gamebirds on protected sites is managed.
Scheme to protect great crested newts expands across the country.
The Environment Agency is delighted to be involved in an independent, ground-breaking project tracking Atlantic salmon in the River Derwent, starting in April 2020.
Wessex Water has paid £35,000 towards environmental improvements at Stoborough Heath nature reserve in Dorset after a sewer main burst.
Environment Minister, Rebecca Pow, announces new protections for the breeding and foraging grounds of rare and vulnerable seabirds.
Natural England has successfully prosecuted a landowner after a nationally important site for wildlife was damaged.
A new natural flood management scheme at an Essex country park is being delivered with the help of a 4-legged friend, Roy, a Suffolk Punch.
The Duke of Sussex met British Army personnel deployed to Malawi and paid tribute to Guardsman Matthew Talbot, who sadly died there earlier this year
New funding to halt loss of and reverse the damage already done to the world’s mangroves and forests which are vital to protecting many species already so close to extinction.
Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers launches public survey as part of planned review of general licences to manage wild birds in England.
Defra will review the way in which the release of gamebirds on or near protected sites in England is managed following a proposed legal challenge.
Thursley National Nature Reserve in Surrey recognised as an excellent site for dragonflies and damselflies.
Natural England took action to prosecute a farmer in North Yorkshire for damaging Newtondale SSSI.
Natural England is calling on the public to donate to a campaign to help restore East Sussex NNRs
Natural England’s reply to requests received from Defra for advice on general licences.
Common Moor SSSI is officially brought into a recovering condition, following improved site management for the rare Culm grassland.
South London Downs will be officially declared later this month.
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