By Stephanie Bird-Halton - Director of National Delivery Protection of beavers and why it's important On 1 October 2022 the legislation changed to protect wild-living beavers in England. Beavers are now listed in Schedule 2 of the Conservation of Habitats ...
On 27 August 2022, the Government announced a new £5m fund to promote the use of peatlands for sustainable farming [1] - the Paludiculture Exploration Fund (PEF), which seeks to unlock barriers to making commercial paludiculture a reality. In this ...
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There has been significant media attention this weekend, including in the Financial Times, Times, and the Telegraph, focused on comments from environmental groups such as the RSPB, Wildlife Trusts, National Trust, Green Alliance and Wildlife and Countryside Link. These organisations ...
Following recent media speculation on the future of farming policy in England, we know that you may have some questions about our work. We've published a post on Defra's media blog which sets out our response and position.
Seed sourcing is an essential part of tree production and a secure, diverse supply of tree seed is key to creating healthy, resilient woodlands. Find out how we're supporting the sector with a new grant.
By: John Holmes, NE Strategy Director Hen harriers are currently extremely rare in England due to illegal persecution and nest disturbance, primarily in areas associated with grouse shooting. Natural England satellite-tracks hen harriers in order to investigate patterns of dispersal ...
Through our new environmental land management schemes, we will pay farmers and land managers to enhance the natural environment alongside food production. In this post, I'll share more information about how we expect Local Nature Recovery to work.
In episode 9 of the Future Farming podcast, Defra's farming strategy lead, Briony Turner, talks to land use adviser Harry Greenfield of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) and farm adviser Lynette Steel, of the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) about new environmental schemes.
Discover the important work our Plant Health Forestry team carries out at the borders to prevent tree pests and diseases from entering the country.
The Environment Agency owns and operates 8 groundwater schemes and 5 surface water transfer schemes that supplement the flows in several key rivers during the driest months. Just as we do when managing flood risk, our staff work all year ...
From 1 September, if you have land in a Countryside Stewardship or Environmental Stewardship agreement, but not on common land, you can now apply online directly by signing into the Rural Payments service.
This article was first published in Circular Online Let me introduce myself. I'm Andy and I'm new to the Environment Agency. I've joined the Illegal Waste Exports Team as a Ports Officer for Felixstowe. I'm really excited to be part ...
Today we look at coverage of our announcement of the Rural England Prosperity Fund and the second annual rural proofing report.
In today's blog we look at the publication of a new guide to support landowners and charities with the threat of avian influenza
In today's blog we look at the action being taken to protect peatlands
From the end of this month, £16.5 million will be available through 2 new research and development competitions. There is no set theme for these competitions as we don't want to create barriers to innovation. However, all projects must focus on improving the productivity, environmental sustainability and resilience of England's agricultural, horticultural and forestry sectors. In this post, I'll give an overview and an update on the previous rounds.
There is inaccurate coverage in the Daily Mail today on Defra's involvement in a research paper published in Vet Record.
By: John Holmes, NE Strategy Director This year has seen another encouraging increase in the breeding population of one of our rarest birds of prey. Natural England and partners are pleased to report that a total of 49 hen harrier ...
Shaped by ice and fire, the volcanic South Sandwich Islands are a remote sub-Antarctic archipelago that have remained largely uninhabited since their discovery by polar explorers in the 18th century. In winter, sea ice extends northwards across the two hundred ...
Today we are looking at media coverage of Natural England's announcement of hen harrier breeding statistics.
Environment Agency is working with Farmers to help them with access to water supplies for their livestock and crops
We recently wrote to everyone with Environmental Stewardship agreements to outline some changes that we plan to introduce in 2023. Rather than offering agreement holders an extension of a single year, we're offering extensions of 5 years. This change, shaped by feedback, gives greater certainty and clarity to people in existing agri-environment agreements. It also removes the burden of having to apply for an extension each year.
As we prepare to regulate fusion energy facilities, Amber Bannon, our fusion lead, talks about visits to Culham, the home of fusion in the UK and the hottest site in the solar system.
Now in its 2nd year, Bella Murfin and Naomi Matthiessen, job share Directors, reflect on the last 6 months of the Nature for Climate Fund Tree Programmein Defra.
