All about councils and local authorities
A brief overview of how councils work in the UK. What does a Local Authority do, and how are they different around the devolved nations?
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Speaking to councils, councillors and people in authority
Speaking to people in authority can be daunting, but knowing how to speak to people like councillors is a valuable skill that can benefit your community.
My Wild City in Bristol
Led by Avon Wildlife Trust, in partnership with Bristol City Council, My Wild City is a three-year project focussing on eight different neighbourhoods across Bristol.
A local council ignores national outcry by ploughing ahead with plans that threaten one of the last bastions for nightingales in England
Local Plan that continues to designate land at and around Lodge Hill as being suitable for thousands of new houses.
Nature and climate spared as Government cancels HS2 eastern leg to Leeds
The Wildlife Trusts applaud the Government’s decision to “take a fresh look” and scrap the High Speed 2 Phase 2b eastern leg to Leeds.
My city break
The hustle and bustle of city life melts away when Kathryn visits Camley Street Natural Park. Without leaving central London, she can go from man-made soaring skyscrapers to an oasis-like…
Seabird city
The UK's cliffs and coastlines are home to some of the most important seabird colonies in Europe. Grab your binoculars and see guillemots, razorbills, gannets, puffins, kittiwakes, fulmars, shags, and cormorants all cram onto the cliffs after a winter out at sea.
Ripon City Wetlands
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Created from the footprint of a working quarry, Ripon City Wetlands nature reserve is a thriving home for a range of birds and other wildlife.
You may see bitterns, avocets, little ringed…
City centre schools bring nature to the city
Two schools in central Southampton are creating new wildlife-friendly areas in their school grounds and learning about nature in the process.
New report challenges councils to cultivate ambition for community food growing across UK
Evidence prompts The Wildlife Trusts, the WI, Incredible Edible and Garden Organic to call for a ‘Right to Grow’ in towns and cities.
A place for nature in Nottingham City
Watch how local residents worked together to create and maintain a beautiful community garden in Nottingham City.
Durham Swift City
Swifts spend more time airborne than any other bird on earth. They sleep, drink and mate on the wing, only landing to nest. When they come home, they come home to us, returning to the exact…
Durham Wildlife Trust