Exclusive: Report finds Natural England has created no new SSSIs, which protect areas from development, since 2023 The government’s wildlife watchdog for England is failing to save nature because it ...

Chair Tony Juniper celebrates successes but says ‘collective endeavour’ needed to halt country’s decline in nature England needs a massive “collective endeavour” to halt the country’s nature decline, ...

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Natural England has been accused of blocking an innovative nutrient solution that could have allowed farmers to generate income while maintaining food production. The solution, developed by Biocore ...

Conservation work must shift from a “newt-by-newt or bat-by-bat” approach to driving the recovery of nature across entire landscapes, Natural England boss Tony Juniper has said. The chairman of the ...

Natural England has announced a new corporate strategy that it claims will support economic growth, house building and infrastructure development through nature recovery. More than 200 organisations ...

The head of the Government’s official environment advisors said the expected tight spending settlement will pose ‘big challenges’ for nature recovery. A Kent landscape of ancient woodlands, wildflower ...