Spring 2020 magazine UK News
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Great news for Gwent Levels as motorway plans scrapped
The Welsh Government has shown its commitment to a wilder future today, after rejecting plans to build an M4 relief road across the Gwent Levels.
Bad news for bees: Government reverses ban on bee-killing neonicotinoids
The Government has bowed to pressure from the National Farmers Union and agreed to authorise the use of the highly damaging neonicotinoid thiamethoxam for the treatment of sugar beet seed in 2021…
Yet again World Oceans Day is a good news day for our seas!
Joan Edwards of The Wildlife Trusts reflects on being a member of the HPMA panel and is calling on Government for an ambitious delivery plan for Highly Protected Marine Areas within a year.
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Abberton Wild Writers
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W.O.W Event: A chance for teens ages 12-17 to connect, relax and take inspiration from nature.
Shoresearch Volunteer Survey with Coastwise North Devon
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Join Coastwise North Devon to take part in the Wildlife Trusts Shoresearch survey to record what is in the intertidal zone and rock pools.
Sea slater
These little critters are related to the woodlice you find in your garden and play a very important role on rocky shores.
Fife Ness Muir
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Low coastline with bushes, grassland, migrant birds, plants, lichen and mosses
Rockpool rummaging (Family Event) West Runton (28 May)
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Come and explore one of the best rocky shore habitats along the whole of the North Norfolk Coastline!
Ayres Nature Discovery Centre
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An important stretch of low-lying sand dune coastline, great for walking and bird watching.
Marsland
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A magical, secretive mix of woodland, coastline and butterfly-filled meadows - all in a single stream valley.