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A cluster of land along the River Dearne and its tributary the River Dove, near Barnsley, has been officially recognised as a Site of Special Scientific Interest by Natural England.
Five angling clubs and the Middle Level Commissioners have benefited from a £10,000 tree investment to help wildlife, local communities and fisheries.
The Environment Agency and the Suffolk Wildlife Trust have completed a 2-year project to improve the River Gipping and its tributaries.
Greener building and conserving wildlife goes hand in hand in the North East as a new approach to sustainable development is launched.
Members of the public can have their say on an application to place fish-proof barriers at Hoveton Great Broad, Norfolk, as part of a restoration project.
A partnership project benefiting a range of wildlife has been completed on the River Stour, near Bures.
Three tributaries of the River Tamar in Devon are about to be improved thanks to a new partnership project supported by the Environment Agency.
The Fenn’s, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve will be one of the subjects of a new arts-based project.
Thousands of fish have found new homes just in time for Christmas thanks to the Environment Agency’s annual restocking of Somerset’s rivers.
A culvert helping to carry road users across a river in Cumbria is now working for fish as well as drivers – thanks to a £100,000 environmental improvement delivered in time for the migration season.
Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire to benefit from expansion to National Nature Reserve.
Members of the public are being asked to help out to limit the spread of quagga mussels in the East Midlands.
England-wide action for nature: Natural England brings government, conservationists, businesses, farmers and landowners together to drive forward the delivery of an England-wide network for nature.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Honey bees contribute directly to local food production and make an important contribution, through pollination, to crop production and the wider environment.
Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss today lent her support to campaigns encouraging local communities to make gardens 'hedgehog-friendly'.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
At UNGA 2020 Boris Johnson outlined the UK's approach to protecting biodiversity at home and around the world.
Environment Secretary George Eustice outlines the UK's vision for tackling biodiversity loss at home and abroad.
The Environment Agency have conducted a crayfish rescue as part of their regular gravel removal works on the River Kent in Kendal to reduce flood risk to the town
A Natural England scheme has boosted Essex’s pond habitats in just five months, helping to protect the UK’s threatened population of great crested newts.
Legislation would make it illegal for larger businesses to use products unless they comply with local laws to protect natural areas.
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