The Wildlife Trusts are disappointed that the new report from the Committee on Climate Change fails to recognise the full array of natural solutions available in the UK, and their immense value for achieving net zero emissions. The report also fails to make the inextricable link between the climate and nature crises we face....
Agriculture Bill returns with positive focus for nature and climate
Today marks the return of the landmark Agriculture Bill to Parliament. The work of farmers and land managers is crucial in fighting the nature and climate emergency – by protecting soils to store carbon, creating wildflower meadows for pollinators, improving the fortunes of farmland wildlife like dormice and barn owls, and restoring uplands to...
High Speed Rail (H2S)
Ecosystems permanently damaged. Irreplaceable habitats destroyed. Taxpayer’s money spent on restoration wasted. Wildlife extinctions at a local level. This could be nature’s fate if the current plans for HS2 continue. In the most comprehensive environmental assessment to date we can reveal the sheer scale of potential damage from HS2. Our report shows that the...
Dip into the world of dabbling ducks
Winter is a wonderful time to see wildlife, particularly for fans of our feathered friends. As the cold grip of the Arctic winter takes hold on the lakes, pools and marshes of Northern Europe and Russia, huge numbers of swans, ducks and geese retreat to the relative warmth of the UK. Our lakes, rivers,...