Kelp beds and forests
Forests of kelp sway in shallow sunlit waters, offering shelter to a host of sea life from tiny worms to juvenile fish.
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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…
BES1: Species and Habitats (including habitat classification) with Brian Eversham
This link will open on the WildlifeBCN website.
An introduction to basic ecology and habitats
Future protection for forests welcome
Confirmation that forests in England will remain in public ownership is warmly welcomed today as the Government publishes its long-awaited response to the Independent Panel on Forestry.
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.
Knapdale Habitats Partnership Area
This link will open on the Scottish Wildlife Trust website.
Scotland
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…
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.
New housing proposal in Kent threatens important wildlife habitats across the country
A council's plans to develop Lodge Hill, Site of Special Scientific Interest and one of the last strongholds for nightingales in the UK, will test the safeguards that prevent our finest…
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’.…
Wild words for wild places - #26Habitats week two
All this month, 26 Writers are rhapsodising about our wonderful wild places, from peat bogs to hedgerows. Here are six more of their powerful poems about nature.
Sugar kelp
Sugar kelp is the crinkly belt like kelp that can often be found in deep rockpools on the lower shore or washed up on the beach after rough seas.