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Expansion of a protected area in the Isles of Scilly.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Consumers and antique industry advised to check latest CITES guidance ahead of 1 January 2021
A Natural England licensing scheme is now underway in Norfolk and Suffolk which will help better conserve the UK’s threatened population of great crested newts.
Make sure you check guidance before importing and exporting products which are covered by CITES.
The Environment Agency have conducted a crayfish rescue as part of their regular gravel removal works on the River Kent in Kendal to reduce flood risk to the town
A Natural England scheme has boosted Essex’s pond habitats in just five months, helping to protect the UK’s threatened population of great crested newts.
A district level licensing scheme making it easier for developers to protect threatened populations of great crested newts is being rolled out in Cambridgeshire.
Five pilot areas will test how the recovery of England’s landscapes and wildlife can be driven locally
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.
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