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Partnership project turns back the clock on River Evenlode. Avian ‘paradise’ created in just six months.
Second-largest rodent thriving in Essex
Results confirm High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been found in elephant and fur seals on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia.
Over 1,000 miles of the King Charles III England Coast Path completed as Ramsgate to Whitstable stretch is officially opened.
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation is working with Cornwall Wildlife Trust and the British Army to improve sand dune wildlife at the Penhale Training Area.
Derby-based property developer ordered to pay £14,435.17 for breaching conditions of an European Protected Species Bat Mitigation Licence.
Hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal, killer whale and sperm whale set to be protected under Ivory Act extension
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill has been passed by the House of Commons.
Cornwall has seen 26 green projects - all aimed at tackling declining biodiversity and restoring its natural environment - delivered since the G7 conference.
The Environment Agency worked with the Norwich Bat Group to install a wildlife receiver station at Benacre Pumping Station.
Back from the Brink initiative sees Breckland-based Shifting Sands project use surprising methods and rabbits to bring about record numbers of rare species.
To mark Landscapes for Life Week, the partners behind the UK’s first super National Nature Reserve (NNR) have agreed a 20-year vision for one of Britain’s most biodiverse landscapes.
Consultation launched to seek views on the cautious release and management of beavers into the wild
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
A partnership project benefiting a range of wildlife has been completed on the River Stour, near Bures.
A hundred water voles move into Shropshire.
Defra to consult on the management of beavers in the wild and national approach for any further releases later this year.
A natural flood management scheme in Essex has seen its "work force" double after the birth of two healthy kits.
Ecologists found themselves a little adrift when trying to detect any signs of the elusive water vole living near the A5 – until they came up with an innovative idea.
The government has confirmed the implementation date of the Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Letter from Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to Lynx UK Trust about lynx reintroduction in Kielder Forest, Northumberland.
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