The disappearance of reliable seasonal patterns is causing chaos for the flora and fauna of the UK, a long-running annual audit of the impact of…
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Wet UK summer brings high hopes for spectacular autumn display
After a disappointing season last year when the wrong sort of weather at the wrong time made the autumnal colours of the UK’s parks, gardens…
View More Wet UK summer brings high hopes for spectacular autumn displayNational Trust defends right to campaign on nature amid ‘pressure’ from lobby group
The National Trust has raised concerns about “political pressure” and defended its right to lobby on nature amid a renewed campaign by a self-styled “anti-woke”…
View More National Trust defends right to campaign on nature amid ‘pressure’ from lobby groupNational Trust reports record £179m annual spend on conservation
The National Trust spent a record £179.6m on the conservation of its historic buildings and collections in the last year in the face of significant…
View More National Trust reports record £179m annual spend on conservationNature groups prepared to ‘mobilise’ 20m members over UK climate policy
Environmental groups claiming to represent 20 million people will mobilise their members if UK ministers water down climate commitments, they have warned. Groups including the…
View More Nature groups prepared to ‘mobilise’ 20m members over UK climate policyExcessive foraging for wild garlic and mushrooms in UK ‘a risk to wildlife’
Foragers for wild garlic and mushrooms have been picking ingredients in protected sites, taking too much and putting wildlife at risk, experts have warned. The…
View More Excessive foraging for wild garlic and mushrooms in UK ‘a risk to wildlife’UK wildlife ‘devastated by litany of weather extremes’ in 2022
This year’s tumultuous weather – including fierce storms, searing heat and deep cold snaps – has devastated some of the UK’s most precious flora and…
View More UK wildlife ‘devastated by litany of weather extremes’ in 2022Most UK adults think nature is in urgent need of protection – poll
A majority of the public believe nature is under threat and needs urgent action to protect and restore it, according to a YouGov poll. The…
View More Most UK adults think nature is in urgent need of protection – pollGreen charities urge millions of members to oppose Tories’ ‘attack on nature’
Environmental charities are mobilising their millions of members to take on the UK government over what they say is an attack on nature in the…
View More Green charities urge millions of members to oppose Tories’ ‘attack on nature’Sussex’s Wakehurst reveals its ‘future-proofed’ American prairie grassland
Rapidly rising temperatures have led Wakehurst, which describes itself as “Kew Gardens’ wild garden in the country”, to take decisive action to future-proof its 535…
View More Sussex’s Wakehurst reveals its ‘future-proofed’ American prairie grassland