With yet another announcement from UK Government to add to farmers increasing concerns, Barnaby Coupe, land use policy manager, reflects on what the budget changes mean for nature.
The water vole is a much-loved British mammal, known by many as ‘Ratty’ in the children’s classic The Wind in the Willows. Unfortunately, the future of this charming riverside creature is in peril; ...
We need to restore nature at a global scale, on land and at sea. And it needs to happen now. Strategy 2030 provides the high-level framework of how we intend to go about it. Our vision is of a ...
We are in the middle of a climate and nature emergency, and the two are inextricably linked. Climate change is driving nature’s decline and the loss of wild spaces is leaving us ill-equipped to reduce ...
The Common sexton beetle is one of several burying beetle species in the UK. An undertaker of the animal world, it buries dead animals like mice and birds, and feeds and breeds on the corpses. The ...
There have been 19 Marine Conservation Zones designated in the Western Channel and Approaches so far, ranging from the reefs and rocky shores of Skerries Bank and Surrounds on the coast of Devon, to ...
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, maintaining a connection with the natural world is more important than ever to ensure we're taking good care of our health and wellbeing. Our activity sheets ...
Waders can be a tough group to define. The term is used to describe members of a number of bird families, all from the order Charadriiformes (which also includes gulls, terns, skuas, and auks). As the ...
Peatlands are amazingly wild places, home to rare and unusual plants, birds and insects. They are wetland landscapes characterised by waterlogged soils made of dead and decaying plants, called peat.
Our Bright Future has improved the environment and young people’s lives. Our Bright Future has shown that engaging young people in the environment and conservation has created benefits for young ...