Frustration as Government pauses the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme
Government pauses all new applications from farmers to access England’s flagship green farming scheme.
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Beavers are coming home!
The Wildlife Trusts congratulate the UK Government’s decision to open the door for licenced reintroductions of beavers into the wild and its acknowledgment of the free-living populations in…
Restore Nature Now! Wildlife can’t wait, say SWT and national campaigners
On Saturday 22 June Surrey Wildlife Trust members, volunteers and staff joined more than 60,000 people and over 350 charities, businesses and action groups to march through central London to…
Wildlife and climate campaigners unite in what could be the biggest ever march for nature
• Members of the public are being encouraged to ‘unite for nature’ by joining a legal and family-friendly demonstration on the streets of central London on Saturday 22 June 2024
• Backed by…
Emergency authorisation of bee-killing pesticide is a “deathblow”, say The Wildlife Trusts
'Emergency' authorisation to use a highly damaging neonicotinoid has today been approved by UK Government, despite nearly 15,000 people calling on them to choose better support for…
Wildlife at risk on farms as vital hedge and river rules vanish
The National Trust, RSPB and The Wildlife Trusts say rivers and hedgerows are at increasing risk as UK Government fails to enshrine basic protection for nature on farms.
British Sugar fails to deliver on 3 year plan to end use of banned neonicotinoids
Time’s up! Minister urged to help sugar farmers go neonic-free and honour ban as deadline approaches to end reliance on bee-harming chemicals
Landmark report shows UK wildlife’s devastating decline
The UK’s wildlife is continuing to decline according to a new landmark study
Government must require HS2 Ltd re-evaluate nature loss & compensate fairly
A new evidence report, ‘HS2 double jeopardy: how the UK’s largest infrastructure project undervalued nature and overvalued its compensation measures’ reveals fundamental flaws in the way HS2 Ltd…
Nature recovery needs Government's new plan to succeed - but wildlife declines will persist
Dramatic increase of £1.2bn extra per year is needed to restore nature say The Wildlife Trusts