National Planning Policy Framework & Local Wildlife Sites
Yesterday the Government released the new National Planning Policy Framework for England. And the good news is that Local Wildlife Sites are back in!
Yesterday the Government released the new National Planning Policy Framework for England. And the good news is that Local Wildlife Sites are back in!
The distinctive rounded wings of the lapwing are displayed beautifully when it wheels around a winter sky in a massive flock. In spring, these flocks disperse and some birds breed in the UK.…
Lapwing, green plover, peewit, tewit – this bird of many names is a spectacular sight in winter.
The planning system is broken. Not only is it failing to create the type of sustainable, healthy communities that we all need but new development continues to tear up valuable habitat and further…
In today's blog, Trainee Ecologist Sofie Borek talks about the importance of wild patches and how easy it is to help our insects.
Thanks to a Wildlife Trust campaign, Local Wildlife Sites have been reinstated in the National Planning Policy Framework as sites on which development should be restricted.
The Solent is visited by over 125,000 wading birds, ducks and geese every winter. Marine Champion Millie Payne tells us more about these much-admired seasonal visitors and why it's so…
Many of our most precious wildlife sites have legal protections, but what does this mean in practice?
A photo of a short eared owl taken at our Farlington Marshes nature reserve has won an accolade at the prestigious British Wildlife Photography Awards 2017
During the pandemic, many of us have found ourselves less able to do the things we love and have looked to nature for new ways to occupy our time and nurture our mental wellbeing. Over the past…
The Cheriton Stream runs through the heart of the village that shares its name. With support from Watercress and Winterbournes, its residents are enhancing the habitat with wildflowers.