By Charles Rangeley- Wilson, Chair of the Chalk Stream Restoration Group. On 15 October 2021, the Chalk Streams Restoration Group marked a major milestone on the journey to restore England's chalk streams. The group was formed in 2020 to bring ...
You might remember that the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme opened for applications in July. In August, we shared a video made by some of our Protected Landscape colleagues about the sorts of projects that were eligible for funding. In this post, I'd like to share some examples of the things land managers and farmers are doing with their funding.
As part of National Tree Week, we have announced a new community forest for Cumbria and awarded £12million of funding to help plant over quarter of million trees
The Tree Production Innovation Fund was launched in June 2021 to support innovative projects to increase and diversify domestic tree production. Here are the successful projects recieving funding.
Today we are looking at media coverage of the results of the 2021 Great British Beach Clean
Today's blog looks at media coverage on the annual report from Surfers Against Sewage on storm overflows during the bathing water season.
Cholderton is a 1000-hectare estate on the Hampshire/Wiltshire border. It participated in one of Defra's environmental land management test and trials to develop a model land management plan based on the exemplary principles adopted by the estate. In this guest post, Merrick Denton-Thompson shares his view.
The Environment Agency has urged the people to take action during Flood Action Week, as the Met Office has predicted an above average likelihood of a wet winter this year.
By Tony Juniper, Chair of Natural England In years to come we might well look back on November 2021 as a turning point in our relationship with Nature. It will be remembered as the month when the UK helped to forge ...
There has been widespread national media coverage including in BBC News Online, Sky News, the Telegraph, The Sun, the Guardian, the Independent, the i, the Times and the Daily Express of our announcement of the launch of a Government consultation ...
In this post, I'd like to share what we've done to make Countryside Stewardship a more attractive option for more farmers as they plan for the impact of Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) reductions and subsequent removal.
This is the second in a series of short blogs focussing on Cefas' fisheries science work in partnership with the fishing industry. Cefas Scientist, Rebecca Skirrow, who is the technical lead on Cefas' Scientific Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) Programme, is ...
In this post, Emma Bailey-Beech writes about her background in agriculture and how it led to working on the Future Farming and Countryside Programme. We're grateful to have people in the team with hands-on experience in the farming sector, and can bring it to bear on our work.
In today's blog we look at a new criminal offence to punish those who steal dogs.
Throughout COP26 (October 31st - November 12th) we have shared with you the potential impacts of climate change being faced by the Blue Belt overseas territories. But we have also shown you the work that is being planned and undertaken ...
In this post, we provide an update on the Farming Investment Fund.
Today the UK Government has published a joint position statement which sets out preference for low noise alternatives to clear unexploded ordnance.
Marianne Teoh, Senior Integrated Marine Manager, Blue Belt Programme One of the newest recruits to the Blue Belt Team is Marianne Teoh. Marianne is an interdisciplinary scientist and marine manager, who joined us from Fauna & Flora International in Cambodia, ...
I'm pleased to say that the Farming Investment Fund launches today. The fund provides grants to farmers, growers, and foresters (including related contractors) so that they can invest in the things they need to improve productivity and enhance the natural environment. In this post, I'll share how you can apply and find out more.
Today we are looking at media coverage of Government plans for possible new standards for wet wipes
Today we are looking at media coverage of the Environment Act which passed into law yesterday.
Get your woodland ready for Winter with our tips for the best management practices to carry out in Autumn.
Today we are looking at media coverage of following the passage of the Government's storm overflows amendment to the Environment Bill.
As the first week of the climate change summit COP26 came to a close, coverage focused on key announcements from Nature and Land-Use day.
Today we are looking at media coverage of research into microplastics in the air we breathe.
