Nature markets allow individuals and businesses to pay for the benefits that nature provides, often supporting environmental conservation and restoration efforts. A new standard aims to bring clarity and confidence to nature markets.
England's peatland landscapes are places of inspiration, adventure and beauty. From the sweeping moors of the Pennines to the ancient heaths and mires of the New Forest, these treasured landscapes are more than just amazing wild spaces to visit. They ...
Emily Robinson, Content Officer at Forestry Commission, shares how wood ants act as a keystone species in promoting a healthy woodland ecosystem.
By Dr Carlos Bedson The Peak District is home to England's only population of mountain hares, a remarkable Arctic species introduced here in the 1870s by sporting landowners. These cold-adapted mammals, with their distinctive seasonal white winter coats, have become ...
Today, we published water company Event Duration Monitoring (EDM) Annual Return data for 2024, which can also be viewed on a map via the Storm Overflow portal, showing the frequency and duration of spills from storm overflows in England. EDM tracks ...
Chris Watson is the Forestry Commission's Woodland Resilience Advisor. Here he outlines the principles and wider environmental, economic and social benefits of sustainable forest management and timber harvesting through the UK Forestry Standard.
By Delphine Pouget and Jeremy Sabel, Natural England's Species Recovery & Reintroductions Team Natural England recognises that species translocations can be an important tool in nature recovery. Natural England's ambition is to promote and enable high quality conservation translocation projects ...
AI4Peat Project team members: Anne Williams, Michelle Johnson, Samuel Richardson, Nick Tomline, Martha Tabor, Phil Shea. Restoring Peatlands Peatlands are among the UK's most valuable ecosystems, playing a crucial role in carbon storage, water regulation, and biodiversity. However, many peatland ...
By Louise Treneman, Senior Reserve Manager Peatlands habitats, such as raised bog, blanket bog and fen, in good condition, are home to a wide range of species and store the largest amount of carbon of all habitats in England. However, ...
By Emily Butterwick - Northamptonshire LNRS Senior Officer This month we celebrate the publication of North Northamptonshire Council's Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS). It marks a significant milestone towards our country's efforts to tackle biodiversity loss, climate change and improving ...
Agroforestry Advisor James Ramskir-Gardiner shares tips for getting the most from your Environmental Land Management (ELM) In-Field Agroforestry application.
Weighing as much as two teaspoons of sugar, with a round body and a 'sooty black cap' on their heads, willow tits are some of the sweetest looking birds in the country. But they are in danger - the willow ...
In 2023 we announced significant changes to the way we regulate so that we can better address the underperforming water industry. At the heart of our plan was a significant increase in both our workforce and the number of inspections ...
The Environment Agency is working with partners to develop tools, guidance and frameworks to support a standardised and connected approach to citizen science monitoring of the water environment. The Citizen Science Technical Advisory Framework Last year, we shared how the ...
To mark International Day of Forests 2025, John Pawsey reflects on how he introduced agroforestry at Shimpling Park Farm, his family's organic farm in Suffolk.
In November 2024, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and Welsh Government co-hosted an event in Cardiff to support cross-border marine planning in the Severn Estuary. This stakeholder engagement session, following the publication of our Severn Estuary Cross Border Marine Planning ...
The experimental trial of hen harrier 'brood management' has ended, concluding that this activity has contributed to increased numbers of nesting hen harriers on some grouse moors. However, illegal killing of hen harriers has continued, and a range of approaches ...
The evenings are getting lighter, and spring is very much upon us and this is the time of year that coarse fish up and down the country turn their attention to spawning. Adult fish will be spawning, or recovering from ...
By Kevin Clements, West Midlands Area Delivery Team The project The Jack Snipe is probably our most elusive and least understood bird. But a Natural England project aims to change that. It's a small and secretive bird which, arguably, a ...
Following the temporary closure of the Capital Grants scheme in November 2024, we're pleased to share that we've secured sufficient funding for Capital Grants for 2025/26. This means we can now process the 4,040 completed Capital Grants applications that were on hold.
With record numbers of farm businesses in farming schemes and the sustainable farming budget successfully allocated, we will stop accepting new applications for SFI from today. In this post, we set out what it means for you.
From today, livestock farmers can now apply for funding for both the Animal Health and Welfare Review and the endemic disease follow-up for more than one species. In this post, we give an overview and details of a webinar for you to learn more.
Today, Steve Reed, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, announced new opportunities to apply for productivity grants in 2025. In this post, we give an overview.
In this post, we summarise the government's £5 billion investment in farming. We outline how the funding is allocated across the Farming and Countryside Programme. We also highlight recent updates and future plans.
By Ruth Lamont, Principal Officer in Research Ethics, Knowledge into Practice, Chief Scientist's Directorate, Natural England Started in 2022, the RENEW project, led by the University of Exeter and funded by the Natural Environment Research Council, is a five-year programme ...
