There are only a few mammals in the UK that hibernate through the winter – bats, hedgehogs and hazel dormice. The rest have ...

A new report from The Wildlife Trusts, The National Water Vole Database Project Report, published today, identifies continued declines in water vole populations set against heartening increases in ...

Today, the UK Government has announced its intention to bring forward a “complete ban on bee killing pesticides” with ...

Ordinary people find extraordinary ‘climate indicator’ species in UK waters Wildlife Trust volunteers clock over 46,000 hours of surveys and beach cleans Research highlights the need to improve protec ...

Sophie Baker, communications officer at Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust, explores our native ...

Today the UK Government will publish a revised National Planning Policy Framework for England. As a result, there will be much discussion about the green belt and grey belt and what this means for the ...

Long term decline in the UK’s natural capital is a pressing risk to UK food production Today, the UK Government has published a new assessment of the threats facing UK Food Security – see UK Food ...

Joan Edwards is the Director of Policy and Public Affairs at The Wildlife Trusts. The UK Government’s commitment to improving the planning system should prioritise preserving nature, as it forms the ...