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Two rare wetland species have found a new home following Natural England funded work to create new wetland features.
£2,000 in fines dwarf price of licence for illegal fishermen from across England
The Environment Agency has invested £224,787 into more than 60 local angling projects in the South East.
Partnership project turns back the clock on River Evenlode. Avian ‘paradise’ created in just six months.
A chance to get outdoors with nature with free activities at our National Nature Reserves – from wildlife walks and birdwatching to a day at the movies!
Weekend full of fun activities for the family. Includes unique opportunity to see the 200-year-old-plus Nereis Britannica by Cornish botanist John Stackhouse
Two new mascots are helping bring to life the history and wildlife of a city centre urban watercourse.
Second-largest rodent thriving in Essex
A huge new wetland site has been created next to the Hamble Brook in Buckinghamshire.
The recovery of rare, threatened and important habitats and species in English waters is another step closer from today (Friday 22 March 2024).
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Work on a project to restore wetland habitat opens up 55km of river for fish and improve community access at a Tees Valley country park will start this week.
Devon’s Pebblebed Heaths National Nature Reserve to extended by nearly 90 hectares, the equivalent of 128 football pitches, to encompass a unique wetland
Angler's £120 fine dwarfed cost of rod licence
Marine Management Organisation (MMO) byelaw to protect valuable marine habitats and species in a further 13 English offshore marine protected areas (MPAs) will come into force on 22 March 2024.
One year on since the publication of the Environmental Improvement Plan, the government launches new measures to halt and reverse nature’s decline
A Gloucester angler gave a false name and address when an Environment Agency fisheries patrol found he did not have a valid fishing licence.
Anglers from South, Midlands and London skipped fees used to maintain fisheries
Results confirm High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been found in elephant and fur seals on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia.
Rivers feeding the River Loddon restocked for healthy habitats.
Fines and costs dwarf price of fishing licence
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