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Activists illegally releasing beavers into wild say they are doing ‘God’s work’

The government approved the release of beavers into the English wild earlier this year, but only for those with a license

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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.

Evening Standard

Wildlife charities urge Labour to scrap ‘licence to kill nature’ in planning bill

Conservationists say part of bill allowing developers to avoid environmental laws by paying into nature fund should be ditched

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Planning reforms break Labour’s promise to protect nature, green groups say

Campaigners say there is little evidence that nature protections are blockers to developments and economic growth.

The Independent UK

Gardening with a more ‘natural’ feel takes centre stage at Chelsea Flower Show

Celebrities are getting a first glimpse of the annual RHS horticultural event, before the King and Queen tour the show later.

Evening Standard

Chelsea gears up for future of extremes as dry spring affects show preparations

The Royal Horticultural Society’s world famous flower show features gardens that look to a drier future in the face of climate change.

The Independent UK

Hundreds of acres of rare temperate rainforest to be restored on Isle of Man

New project is the largest so far in a £38 million programme by the Wildlife Trusts and Aviva to revive the vanishing habitat.

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OPINION - At 99, David Attenborough still wants to change the world

On his 99th birthday, the great man is still campaigning, this time for our oceans

Evening Standard

‘Scale is so important’ – the fight to revive Britain’s vanishing rainforests

Conservationists are battling to secure the future of the ‘jewel in the crown’ of British habitats as climate change looms.

The Independent UK

‘Irreplaceable habitat’: planning bill raises fears for England’s chalk streams

Environmentalists worry that the post-Brexit legislation will allow the destruction of rare and fragile ecosystems

The Guardian - UK

‘We don’t call them woolly maggots’: how wildlife campaigners put sheep at heart of rewilding plans

The Wildlife Trusts are in shock after acquiring 4,000 sheep in Rothbury estate deal as part of land restoration project

The Guardian - UK

Whole ecosystems ‘decimated’ by weeks of wildfires, charities warn

Vast areas of habitat for small mammals and birds have been damaged across the UK by the recent wildfires.

The Independent UK

Bees love these two flower colours say gardening experts – plant these blooms to do your bit for pollinators

Want to attract more bees? Experts say these two flower colours are the secret…

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Planning bill ‘throws environmental protection to the wind’, say UK nature chiefs

Heads of 32 charities warn proposals could push species towards extinction and lead to irreversible habitat loss

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Smaller housebuilders have a greener focus

Letters: Jon Di Stefano on the environmental credentials of smaller developers. Plus Mike Leonard on how the future homes standard should ensure low-carbon construction

The Guardian - UK

UK housebuilders ‘very bad’ at building houses, says wildlife charity CEO

Land speculation to blame for lack of progress amid Labour drive to build 1.5m new homes, says Wildlife Trusts head

The Guardian - UK

UK charities urge ministers to stop scapegoating nature for planning failures

Exclusive: RSPB and National Trust among groups saying rhetoric from Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer at odds with public sentiment

The Independent UK

Invest in beaver dams, ponds and wild driveways to curb flooding, report urges

Natural flood measures can deliver £10 in benefits over 30 years for every £1 invested, a study says.

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The Independent UK

10 things you didn’t know about hoverflies

A new campaign aims to help us attract these endangered insects into our gardens.

The Guardian - UK

‘I feel real hope’: historic beaver release marks conservation milestone in England

Four beavers were legally released at Purbeck Heath in Dorset in what experts say is a huge step for national nature recovery

The Independent UK

Garden inspired by ‘magical’ British rainforest set for Chelsea Flower Show

The British rainforest garden from the Wildlife Trusts aims to raise awareness of threatened and largely lost wet woodland habitat.

The Guardian - UK

Water voles bounce back in key areas but distribution across UK declines

Exclusive: Efforts to eradicate American mink help boost population of river-residing mammal in 11 areas of country

The Independent UK

‘Climate indicator’ sea slugs, whales and returning wildlife in UK seas in 2024

The Wildlife Trusts’s marine review of the year reveals conservation comebacks and calls for greater protection of the waters around the UK.

The Independent UK

Green groups back farmers calling on Government to ‘fix’ agriculture sector

The Wildlife Trusts and WWF are among numerous bodies who have signed a letter to Environment Secretary Steve Reed raising their concerns.

Evening Standard

£5m scheme boosts nature for hundreds of communities across UK, report shows

The ‘nextdoor nature’ programme by the Wildlife Trusts has worked with 1,600 communities in the past two years.

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