Arable fields
Most arable fields are large, featureless monocultures devoid of wildlife, but here and there are smaller fields and tucked away corners that are farmed less intensively, or are managed…
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Fivehead Arable Fields
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This reserve is managed as cultivated fields to maintain rare arable plants. A unique assemblage of cornfield flowers can be seen here in summer.
Wildlife laws under threat: Habitats Regulations
With a second reading of the Retained EU Laws Bill expected soon, we're sharing a series of blogs about the laws and regulations designed to protect nature that are under threat. Today, Sue…
Arable farming with fewer pesticides
An arable farmer in Lincolnshire, Peter Lundgren stopped using neonicotinoid pest controls 15 years ago and adopted management that actively encourages ‘beneficial’ insects in and around the farm’s cropped fields.
Changes to the Habitats Regulations: will they truly deliver a brighter future for wildlife?
Our most threatened wildlife and important wild places are at risk. Don’t mess with the crown jewels - aka Habitats Regulations, writes Joan Edwards.
BES1: Species and Habitats (including habitat classification) with Brian Eversham
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An introduction to basic ecology of species and populations
Knapdale Habitats Partnership Area
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Scotland
Grassland Habitats at Halstead Hill Farm - Afternoon
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Join fully funded farm walk through different grassland habitats, agri-ecologist Prof Chris Stoate & regenerative farmer Dr Miriam Stoate
Grassland Habitats at Halstead Hill Farm - Morning
This link will open on the Leicestershire Wildlife Trust website.
Join fully funded farm walk through different grassland habitats, agri-ecologist Prof Chris Stoate & regenerative farmer Dr Miriam Stoate
Waxing lyrical about our beautiful habitats
At a time where our connection to nature is waning every day, but our fears for our natural world increase with every news report, art can be a wonderful medium. This September, 26 Writers are…
Damaging fishing activities prohibited to protect threatened habitats
A sea change has come for Marine Conservation Zones, as threatened habitats are protected in the Irish Sea – proving that even complex marine protected areas can be more than just ‘paper parks’.…
Creating habitats at Crewe Railway Cottages
The residents of the 1840s railway cottages in Crewe want help with a plot of land that’s 300 feet long and 20 feet wide.