Matt Browne, Head of Public Affairs at The Wildlife Trusts, reviews the parliamentary passage of legislation to change the planning system in England.

Despite valiant efforts by nature champions in the House of Lords, last night saw the Government bulldoze the wildlife-harming Planning & Infrastructure Bill through its last remaining hurdles…

Ahead of Labour Conference, with rumours swirling about coming deregulation, Ministers are urged to reflect on the “little joys” which are safeguarded by nature protections. Matt Browne, Head of…

The past 66 years have seen ragwort demonised in policy and removed in great swathes. It’s time to end the war on wildflowers. Matt Browne, Head of Public Affairs at The Wildlife Trusts, explains…

2025 has seen nature take a battering from Ministers – blamed for slow development and facing the risk of losing some vital protections. But it’s not all bad news. Matt Browne, Head of Public…

A focus on restoring nature in 2025 could help solve a raft of problems facing UK Government - from the economy, to floods and our water supply, and from climate, to farming and our health.

Ahead of the Budget announcement on Wednesday 30th October, here are three key priorities The Wildlife Trusts will be watching for.

Throughout the election campaign, it became clear that people know that our natural world is in crisis and want politicians to make the bold and ambitious commitments to reverse the decline. So…

Liz Truss was vilified for her government’s attack on nature and now Rishi Sunak is abandoning the environment. Surely, securing the future of our natural world should be the focus of consensus?…

The latest worrying statistics as shared in the recent State of Nature 2023 report cannot – and should not – be ignored by our politicians. The Wildlife Trusts head of public affairs, Elliot…