An article published in the Guardian today covering road pollution has said there is no monitoring by regulators of thousands of outfalls and soakaways on the country's road network, and that the scale of the impact for the wildlife the ...
In our increasingly fast-paced and urbanised world, the need to reconnect with nature has never been more pressing. Recognising this, Natural England and Libraries Connected have joined forces to launch the Culture Nature project, a ground-breaking initiative aimed at bridging ...
Our mission is to stop crime in the waste sector altogether. One of the ways we can do this is through working with Government to improve the regulatory system to make it harder for crime to be possible. Reforming waste ...
Ian Tubby, Head of Policy and Advice, introduces the 5th edition of the UK Forestry Standard, highlighting some of the changes, and outlining the next steps for transitioning to the new UK Forestry Standard.
Answer: They all graduated from a Zoology degree at the University of Exeter in 2016! With the start of a new academic year, this time often comes with big decisions and a lot of uncertainty. Perhaps you're making decisions on ...
Today we are looking at coverage following the introduction of restrictions on commonly-littered single-use plastic items on Sunday.
Our new Woodland Ambassador programme has launched. Find out more about what they will be doing.
By Mike Burke, Director of Sustainable Development, Natural England. Government confirmed recently that the Nutrient Mitigation Scheme is still open for business. We hope this is welcome news for developers and Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) as it will provide the ...
Today water companies are publishing draft business plans which set out their proposed spending from 2025 to 2030.
If you are a farmer or landowner in England, you can apply for woodland creation grants to support tree planting projects of all shapes and sizes. In this post, we'll explain how planting the right trees in the right place can diversify your business, boost income, support food production, and enhance the environment. We'll also share links for you to find out about the grants on offer.
Dr. Pete Brotherton, Director of Science Yesterday saw the publication of the fourth State of Nature (SON) Report, the product of a collaboration of environmental NGOs, academic institutions and government agencies, including Natural England. The report provides the most comprehensive ...
Julie Foley, Director of Flood Risk Strategy & National Adaptation It is essential that we make homes and businesses resilient to flooding and when the worst happens build back better to limit any future damages and speed up recovery. Property ...
Today we are looking at media coverage of the State of Nature Report 2023
Network Rail own and manage six million trees on their property. Neil Strong, Biodiversity Strategy Manager looks at how available data can identify opportunities to grow trees in land along the railway.
Dr Tim Hill, Chief Scientist at Natural England, tells us about the launch of Nature Returns. Today, 25 September 2023, Natural England is launching Nature Returns. Nature Returns is about collaboration across government and the private sector to explore head-on ...
When we launched the Annual Health and Welfare Review, a funded annual vet visit, we said that we would continue to improve with feedback from farmers and vets. In this post, we'd like to share an update on our work which includes simplifying the process to apply, bringing BVD testing for beef in line with CHECS and BVD Free requirements and clarifying how to use the review to enable exports to the EU. We also include a video of a farmer and vet who took part in a Review.
MMO has granted a scientific dispensation to MacDuff Shellfish Ltd to carry out a two day scallop fishing trial off the South East coast of England. The trial will take place in October 2023 and test the feasibility and potential ...
Citizen science initiatives provide invaluable data about our water environment and complement our own monitoring and assessment work, enabling a greater understanding of the issues we face and how together we can take action going forward. John Findlay, who works in the East Anglia analysis and reporting team at the EA, writes here about his role and the data his team is collecting.
This visual guide explores ways to manage your woodland to make it healthy and resilient to the impacts of climate change, pests, and diseases.
New changes have been brought to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill (LURB) to help better protect England's chalk streams
The Environment Agency's Amanda Foster looks at work to improve chalk streams in Yorkshire.
Jude Ward, Biodiversity Technical Specialist, West Midlands The Environment Agency maintains a number of flood and coastal defence assets across 7000km of river. It's my job as a biodiversity technical specialist to ensure these assets are maintained, repaired, and created ...
Today, we are responding to a letter from the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee on regulation of the water industry.
Today we are looking at media coverage of Natural England's announcement on hen harrier breeding figures for 2023.
Environment Secretary Therese Coffey writes an opinion piece following on from the Government decision to ban the XL Bully dog. This piece has been published in the Express Shocking incidents cause concern among our communities and are a clear demonstration ...
