Public urged to go wild for beavers
Crucial moment for ‘nature’s engineers’ as consultation closes 17 November
Crucial moment for ‘nature’s engineers’ as consultation closes 17 November
Jo Smith, Chief Executive of Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, shares The Wildlife Trusts' thoughts on the wholly inadequate 5-week consultation launched by Defra on 14th March 2024, with the aim of…
Today the Government announced that it will continue to issue licenses to kill badgers over the next four years. This will put 130,000 animals at risk of being shot.
Farmers and nature badly need ‘public money for public goods’ – but the new farm environment schemes are a shadow of their original promise. Government must up its ambition and dig deep into its…
TV stars Maddie Moate and Iolo Williams champion The Wildlife Trusts’ Big Wild Walk to raise funds for nature
Today the Government have published a consultation on creating a new environmental watchdog. Joan Edwards, The Wildlife Trusts’ Director of Living Seas and Public Affairs, writes on what’s needed…
The Wildlife Trusts are asking their members, supporters and the wider public to defend nature by contacting MPs and local councillors – both online and in person – to voice concerns over new…
The Wildlife Trusts and RHS ask gardeners to help beetles after topsy turvy weather this spring
We know that for large scale societal change to take place, we need at least 1 in 4 people acting in support of nature. To raise awareness and encourage more individuals to get involved, we will…
The Wildlife Trusts are disappointed and saddened that the Government has issued new licenses to cull badgers in seven areas of England. These cover 33 existing areas and 7 new areas for 2021. To…
The twin climate and nature emergencies have profound impacts for planning decisions and people’s health and wellbeing. Here we outline the problems with the Government's latest planning…