Items Tagged 'The Wildlife Trusts'

• HS2 – new report reveals exorbitant cost to nature
• Reaction: Environment and Fisheries Bills published today - an important first step towards wildlife recovery
• National Trust response to the new Environment Bill
• Grow a secret garden for butterflies!
• Government gives badgers a reprieve
• Budget 2020 – significant new funding needed to restore nature and tackle climate change
• Campaigner Craig Bennett joins The Wildlife Trusts at a critical time
• Protecting and restoring nature is more essential than ever
• Dare to be wild! New review says get long-lasting feel-good factor from 30 Days Wild
• Over 1000 care homes sign-up to go wild this June
• Kick-start nature’s recovery and absorb a third of UK emissions
• New report calls for ambitious pesticide reduction target
• The Wildlife Trusts’ response to the Chancellor’s economic recovery package
• Bison to help bring back UK wildlife
• Government U-turn on promises to end badger culling
• Government’s planning reforms must address the nature and climate crisis
• The Wildlife Trusts launch £30 million appeal to kickstart nature’s recovery across 30% of land and sea by 2030
• Crucial moment for the Agriculture Bill threatens the recovery of nature
• The Wildlife Trusts to “harness the power of nature” in fight against climate change
• Environmental groups and Monty Don write to Government calling for end to use of peat compost
• The Wildlife Trusts welcome Liz Bonnin as new president
• New Government farming announcement will frustrate farmers and fail to help nature fast enough
• Horror at destruction of nationally important UK river
• The Wildlife Trusts’ marine review 2020
• Thousands sign petition against Government’s emergency authorisation of bee-killing pesticide
• Reported in the Telegraph: Boris Johnson’s flagship Environment Bill is to be delayed by at least six months, after ministers ran out of time to pass it in Parliament.
• The Wildlife Trusts explore legal challenge to Government decision to allow emergency use of neonicotinoid
• Government inertia on peatlands risks international embarrassment
• 2021 will be a record year for beaver releases
• Stay of execution for bees in 2021
• Government on course to weaken post-Brexit environmental principles
• Government falls short of delivering promised ‘green Brexit'
• Gardeners urged to help beetles
• Pioneering ‘Nature Friendly Schools’ to boost children’s learning and well-being at a critical time
• Survey of top retailers: only one of 20 says they will eliminate peat this year
• Almost £8 million raised in 6 months for The Wildlife Trusts’ nature recovery plans
• Businesses urged to rewild employees with 30 Days Wild in June
• The Wildlife Trusts announce senior role for climate action at key moment for the UK
• The Wildlife Trusts' response to the Government's Tree Action Plan
• 30 Days Wild – the UK’s biggest nature challenge – reveals people’s favourite ‘random acts of wildness’
• Response: Government approves badger culling to 2026 and ignores public consultation
• Housing, health and planning must invest in nature to improve people’s lives, help cut emissions and rebuild the economy
• Public urged to record and help insects as UK enters ‘peak beetle’ season
• Government says yes to Highly Protected Marine Areas
• Rewriting Extinction Launches 12-Month Campaign to Save the World
• 208,498 people back legal target for nature’s recovery
• New funding for 12 high-impact projects to help tackle the climate crisis
• Sunflowers power £2 million for nature’s recovery
• The Wildlife Trusts welcome golden opportunity for beavers to be wild
• New handbook for schools and children to act on climate change
• New report reveals pollution is biggest threat to wildlife on our waterways  
• The Wildlife Trusts raise £25m in a year to kickstart nature’s recovery
• Climate action needs nature. Nature needs climate action. Neither will succeed if we don’t prepare for a changing world
• Charities are key to get public to act on climate crisis
• Youth Manifesto calls for action on climate change
• Long-awaited Environment Act passed
• Public urged to go wild for beavers
• COP26: Baby steps forward, when giant leaps were needed
• Nature and climate spared as Government cancels HS2 eastern leg to Leeds
• Some of the nation’s largest landowners make unprecedented pact to jointly tackle the climate and nature crises
• New poll reveals people think children need more time learning in nature
• Birds, bees, and butterflies suffer as Brexit farming promises broken today
• The Wildlife Trusts call for immediate ban on all peat sales, peat extraction and peat imports to help address the nature and climate crisis
• Nation’s largest environmental charities call on the Prime Minister to make New Year’s resolutions to tackle the climate and nature crises
• Tales of whales and Wally, orca and oyster, and world’s largest flapper skate appear in The Wildlife Trusts’ 2021 marine review
• “Radical” rhetoric of farming reform promising, but lack of details and urgency still puts nature at risk, says UK nature charities
• Nature-friendly farming group helps wildlife across 28% of their land – an area the size of more than 6000 football pitches
• Devastating climate impact of using peat in UK horticulture revealed
• Rhetoric masks meagre nature recovery plans – The Wildlife Trusts say Government targets must aim higher
• Disadvantaged communities across the UK empowered to let nature flourish thanks to £5m National Lottery funding
• Act swiftly! Public asked to help endangered high-flying birds
• Children ill-equipped for nature and climate crises without education reform
• Bold new plans to mobilise communities to save UK nature
• New UK Government targets could mean less wildlife for future generations
• Watch raptor chicks hatching on live webcams across the UK
• National Highways and The Wildlife Trusts announce biodiversity boost across England
• Going nuts for nature: UK’s biggest nature challenge on course for record-breaking year this June
• World Oceans Day call for action as three quarters of Brits say better protection for our ocean is needed
• Government U-turn on promise to reform farming post-Brexit
• Letter to PM says young people will have even less nature without urgent action now
• Major UK landowner assesses climate risk across 400 square miles
• Scientists embark on world-first study to reveal carbon stored in UK seas
• New measures needed to help struggling wildlife cope with water shortages
• Her Majesty The Queen – a tribute from The Wildlife Trusts
• Public urged to defend nature as new policies threaten nature, climate and food security
• Historic day for beavers in England
• Turning the tide to save the Irish Sea
• Government culls badgers in 11 new areas this autumn
• Commitments to HS2 and Sizewell C undermine Government promises on climate
• UK risks major embarrassment on global stage at nature COP15
• Delayed river plans provide slender hope for England’s poisoned waterways
• Thrill of sea creature discoveries in 2022 undermined by huge threats to marine life
• Scale of nature and climate crises undermined by low ambition farm payments
• Wildlife charities’ top 10 issues for nature’s recovery in 2023
• Four nations’ nature charities denounce Truss government Bill due back in the Commons today
• Nature recovery needs Government’s new plan to succeed – but wildlife declines will persist
• Aviva helps restore rare native British rainforests
• New report reveals that HS2 Ltd got its nature figures wrong
• 200 communities revive green spaces to boost wildlife and wellbeing
• Pet owners urged to help keep wildlife and livestock safe this spring
• The Government’s diminished ambition to restore UK seas is nonsensical, writes Dr Lissa Batey head of marine conservation at The Wildlife Trusts
• 20 year research project reveals devastating loss of British & Irish flora
• The Wildlife Trusts and RHS call on gardeners to bring their lawns to life
• Make yours a dandelion spring!
• Justice for the River Lugg
• First locations for The Wildlife Trusts’ Atlantic rainforest recovery programme announced
• NHS officially backs 30 Days Wild
• New audit reveals success of The King’s vision for wildflower meadows
• New ‘Coronation Gardens for Food and Nature’ launches
• Celebration to spotlight magical and mysterious wildlife of UK seas
• Free online hub will mobilise communities for nature’s recovery
• New report proves nature-based health projects save NHS time and money
• £6 million investment to trigger new phase for UK nature recovery
• Water pollution rules expected to be weakened by the Government today – Tuesday 29th August 2023
• New Welsh-English project to restore nature and boost rural prosperity across historic Marches
• Plant fruit trees this autumn! New partnership urges communities to dig in
• UK’s biggest nature charities publish shared Nature Markets Principles to help combat corporate greenwashing
• The Wildlife Trusts publish list of the UK’s Government’s broken promises to nature
• Nature heroes recognised for lifelong dedication to wildlife and wild places
• The Wildlife Trusts’ marine highlights and challenges of 2023
• Wildlife at risk on farms as vital hedge and river rules vanish
• Emergency authorisation of bee-killing pesticide is a “deathblow”, say The Wildlife Trusts
• UK Government must raise ambition for nature positive development say The Wildlife Trusts
• The Wildlife Trusts and RHS ask gardeners to make friends with molluscs
• Wildlife and climate campaigners unite in what could be the biggest ever march for nature
• People urged to nurture nature as 30 Days Wild challenge turns ten
• New poll finds most people think main parties falter on nature and climate crises in the run up to General Election
• Save our fruit and veg
• New report reveals drought is now considered the biggest risk to UK nature reserves
• Sir David Attenborough awarded Rothschild medal in recognition of 60 years of inspiration and indefatigable support given to The Wildlife Trusts
• Free the beaver! A new vision for beavers in England and Wales
• Why we all need to be ‘Wild About Inclusion’
• Charities urge stronger protection for UK seas as landmark reports reveal amount of carbon stored in seabed habitats for the first time
• Government and developers must put nature recovery first, urges new report on England’s housebuilding drive
• New report shows how UK can reverse nature loss and lead on world stage
• Nature-friendly farming budget escapes cuts but leaves Defra with important decisions to make
• Flagship UK-wide nature project shows people-power dramatically helps communities and wildlife
• A climate of collaboration and volunteering helps UK’s threatened wildlife
• Nature charities urge UK Government ministers to protect globally rare chalk streams in planning reform
• Farming as a key solution to environmental challenges
• Bog saviour awarded prestigious medal in UK first
• New food security report out today shows Government must fast-track nature-friendly farming
• Sea slugs, seaweeds and snorkel trails make headlines in The Wildlife Trusts’ 2024 marine review
• New report finds glimmer of hope for endangered water voles
• Wet, wild and wonderful: The Wildlife Trusts bring the enchantment of rainforests to RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
• No nature, no farmers, no food!
• One year on, The Wildlife Trusts set to be one of the largest providers of Biodiversity Net Gain
• Paws for thought!
• Beavers are coming home!
• North Sea oil tanker collision - a huge threat to wildlife
• Wild about Gardens campaign asks us all to become hoverfly heroes
• New research finds that Wildlife Trust natural flood management schemes deliver £10 of benefits for every £1 invested
• More ambition needed to reduce pesticides, say The Wildlife Trusts
• Conservation grazing: Bringing farmers and biodiversity organisations together
• Ban the burn – protect all peat!
• Charities challenge Ministers: fix the Planning Bill, or nature will pay the price
• Gaps in Planning & Infrastructure Bill “deeply concerning”, say The Wildlife Trusts
• Government amendment to Planning Bill threatens nature and infrastructure delivery
• Connecting with nature on your doorstep boosts health and wellbeing, survey finds ahead of 30 Days Wild challenge
• Manx Wildlife Trust to restore largest area of rainforest to date
• British Rainforest Garden wins Silver Gilt Medal at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
• Planning Bill breaks Labour’s nature promises, say The Wildlife Trusts and RSPB
• Government digs grave for wildlife
• New report challenges councils to cultivate ambition for community food growing across UK
• UK Government risk inflicting ‘hammer blow’ on the countryside, The Wildlife Trusts warn
• Stop unsustainable fishing, development, farm pollution, plastic and noise from blighting UK seas, say The Wildlife Trusts
• Peak viewing: wildlife drama plays out on webcams across the UK
• Is that a hornet or is nature playing tricks on you?
• New vision to get farming transition back on track
• Ten years of nature-friendly breakfasts helps rare birds, bees and butterflies return
• Bangor University spearheads UK research into restoring vital temperate rainforests
• State of UK Climate Report finds weather extremes now the norm in the UK
• UK Government amendments on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill – a welcome step forward, but not the end of the road
• As the Government considers a ban on bottom trawling, research finds huge public support for protections for marine life
• Environment and business leaders urge UK government to get biodiversity net gain back on track
• Shark surveyors, tanker crash clean-up volunteers and young stars honoured for saving our seas
• New research shows Northerners and people of Scottish borders support reintroducing lynx to the region
• Vast areas of peatland destroyed since peat ban announced exactly 3 years ago
• Huge impacts of UK pig and poultry farming revealed for first time
• New policy proposal for Wilder River Banks is key to reversing river decline
• Huge project to map England’s longest river will inspire new vision for all
• New guide to help land managers welcome visitors: A Space for Everyone
• New funding for local groups to tackle nature recovery across UK
• Extremely rare red squirrels threatened by development in mid-Wales
• Nature-friendly food growing project celebrates two years of success
• New report shows UK nature bearing brunt of chaotic climate
• First pine martens released in Exmoor National Park in landmark nature recovery project
• Charities’ plans for historic Rothbury Estate gain support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to kickstart vital work on the ground
• Farmers need long-term support and certainty to continue providing sustainable food that helps to restore nature
• Nature charities call on peers to de-weaponise the Planning Bill
• Sir David Attenborough champions landmark Rothbury Appeal to raise £30m for nature and the nation