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Wage war on nature to build new homes: that’s Labour’s offer, but it’s a con trick

The government’s new planning bill is tearing down environmental protections to benefit developers. This nation of nature lovers won’t stand for it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Rachel Reeves to confirm changes to ‘outdated’ planning system

Changes intended to reduce ‘burdensome bureaucracy’ and make it easier to build windfarms, reservoirs and housing

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More than 20,000 new homes approved to be built in Sussex after four-year delay

Building work for 21,000 new homes in Horsham, Crawley and Chichester has been halted since 2021 over environmental concerns for the Arun Valley.

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21,000 new homes to be built despite concerns over UK beauty spot

Building work for 21,000 properties had been stalled since 2021

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Labour has ruined lives of farming communities with tax policy, Tories claim

Shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins pledged to scrap the ‘family farm tax’ at the Conservative party conference in Manchester.

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‘It proves this can be done’: Berlin the blueprint to bring goshawks to UK cities

Conservationist plans release of 15 each of the apex predators sourced as chicks into Chester and London

The Guardian - UK

Why a rare bat species could cost a council £4.3m

Lincolnshire County Council claimed it must build a £4.3m bridge and tunnel to protect bats as it begins road construction

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Hedgehogs, salmon and birds at risk after dry summer, says Natural England

Loss of spawning pools, insects and marshy habitats has had ‘catastrophic effect on our flora and fauna’

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Warning over ‘decade of decline’ for one of England’s precious chalk streams

Conservationists call for more action to protect chalk streams after 10 years of monitoring shows major falls in river insects.

Evening Standard

Rare upland landscapes on English-Welsh border protected with expanded reserve

The 1,500 hectare Stiperstones Landscape national nature reserve is triple the size of the previously protected area.

Evening Standard

Natural England hails recovery of 150 struggling species

Chair Tony Juniper celebrates successes but says ‘collective endeavour’ needed to halt country’s decline in nature

The Guardian - UK

£13m scheme boosts rare wildlife but experts warn ‘time running out’ for nature

Rare species from water voles to adders across England have been helped with cash from the Species Recovery Programme’s capital grants scheme.

Evening Standard

‘Brownfields can be rich habitats’: the abandoned oil refinery where wildlife now thrives

Conservationists say Canvey Wick in Essex shows potential for brownfield sites as havens for nature

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Scheme to release beavers into wild in England has stalled, say nature experts

Not a single licence granted since first beavers let loose in March, raising questions over application process

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Key questions answered on water reforms to protect consumers and environment

The Government is abolishing Ofwat as part of a shake-up of water sector regulation.

Evening Standard

Towns and cities to benefit from £15.5m investment in access to green spaces

Natural England, National Trust and The National Lottery Heritage Fund have launched a new programme to bring millions of people closer to nature.

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‘The place is bleached, a dead zone’: how the UK’s most beloved landscapes became biodiversity deserts

National parks, famous for their rich natural heritage, should be at the heart of efforts to protect habitats and wildlife. Instead, experts say they are declining – fast

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Sheep are destroying precious British habitats – and we taxpayers are footing the bill

Large parts of Dartmoor have been denuded of wildlife, harmed by farming and a mess of government schemes that are costly in every way, says naturalist and broadcaster Chris Packham

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Labrador-sized big cat could be reintroduced into wild in UK within two years

Wildlife experts have said lynx could be the answer to managing the UK’s deer population

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England wildlife regulator chair ‘enthusiastic’ about lynx rewilding

Views on apex predator still polarised, says Natural England head, as activists apply for trial release in Northumberland

The Independent UK

Record number of rare hen harriers killed or missing in the past five years, RSPB warns

MPs to debate ban on driven grouse shooting after RSPB says more than 100 protected birds of prey killed or went missing in five years

Evening Standard

Home of ‘Devil’s Punch bowl’ in Surrey declared national nature reserve

The area inspired literary giants such as Arthur Conan Doyle and Alfred Lord Tennyson, who wrote Flower In The Crannied Wall in Waggoners Well

The Independent UK

‘Musical insect’ extinct in the UK for over 30 years to be brought back from France

Researchers now face a tense wait to know how well the creatures have taken to their new home

Evening Standard

Singing cicadas brought back to UK from France after disappearing in 1990s

The first-of-its-kind project aims to re-establish populations of the insect in the New Forest.

Evening Standard

Reeves protects nature-friendly farming budget amid squeeze on environment spend

Green groups have welcomed the Government’s decision to protect the nature friendly farming budget but concerns remain on an overall Defra squeeze.

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