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A cluster of land along the River Dearne and its tributary the River Dove, near Barnsley, has been officially recognised as a Site of Special Scientific Interest by Natural England.
Defra launches three-week consultation to determine details of the new interim licensing regime ahead of 2021 release of gamebirds on and around protected sites.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Fenn’s, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve will be one of the subjects of a new arts-based project.
Natural England, in collaboration with the Carstairs Countryside Trust (CCT) has announced today multiple extensions to the internationally important Lower Derwent Valley National Nature Reserve (NNR) near York.
Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire to benefit from expansion to National Nature Reserve.
Extensive damage reported on Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) area of River Lugg in Herefordshire.
Natural England, the Environment Agency and the Forestry Commission have joined forces to investigate a series of unconsented works on the river Lugg.
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 has confirmed a new Site of Special Scientific Interest on a network of land around Langdon Ridge in Basildon, Essex.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Natural England research demonstrates the economic value of National Nature Reserves
Natural England announces the notification of two Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) to protect fungi in Dorset and Halesowen
The extension of the Poole Harbour Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) will see a further 1,800 hectares (ha) of land and sea brought within the site to help protect the entire harbour - an increase of 40 per cent.
Natural England has officially designated the Mid Cornwall Moors as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Combining 2 nature reserves at Hesketh in Lancashire marks great step forward for conservation and flood resilience.
Protection for rare birds and butterflies across mid Cornwall has increased.
Work to save a rare example of ancient acid grassland is hailed today as a “wonderful outcome for conservation” by Natural England.
One of the country’s most precious landscapes has been given special legal protection for its nationally important wildlife and habitats.
Natural England has confirmed the extension to the boundaries of Bolton Fell and Walton Mosses SSSI in Cumbria.
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