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Rare butterflies, birds, and wildflowers benefit from 1,200 acres of new, species-rich grassland, equivalent to around 680 football pitches
The best locations for 300 hectares of new woodland identified. Hedgerow restoration supports rare species like hazel dormice, turtle doves and barn owls
Thousands of farmers will get a payment boost for restoring habitats and protecting landscapes.
South coast homes to butterflies and bees among creatures getting share of £14.5m support fund to fight extinction
Cornwall has seen 26 green projects - all aimed at tackling declining biodiversity and restoring its natural environment - delivered since the G7 conference.
An internationally important lowland raised peat bog between England and Wales celebrates its 30th birthday as a National Nature Reserve (NNR).
A pioneering new fund to drive private investment in nature and tackle climate change has been awarded to 27 projects
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Braunton tenant-farmer Andrew Cooper has been ordered to pay more than £30,000 for ploughing historically important fields linked to prehistoric and Second World War periods.
Greener building and conserving wildlife goes hand in hand in the North East as a new approach to sustainable development is launched.
Site is designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for nationally important invertebrates, breeding birds, plants and geology.
Natural England has successfully prosecuted a landowner after a nationally important site for wildlife was damaged.
Natural England took action to prosecute a farmer in North Yorkshire for damaging Newtondale SSSI.
South London Downs will be officially declared later this month.
Natural England announces the notification of two Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) to protect fungi in Dorset and Halesowen
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
A call for evidence is inviting views from the public on the future of our National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Nearly 70 years after National Parks and AONBs were first established, a new review will ensure designated landscapes are fit for the future.
Natural England has confirmed the extension to the boundaries of Bolton Fell and Walton Mosses SSSI in Cumbria.
Two of London’s much-loved parks are recognised as being among the most important places for wildlife in England.
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