
Outdated rules on ‘weeds’ are hurting wildlife
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…
Amy Lewis
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…
There has been widespread misinformation blaming nature as a blocker to growth in the run up to the Chancellor’s speech this week, writes Joe Keegan, public affairs officer at The Wildlife Trusts…
Ahead of the Budget announcement on Wednesday 30th October, here are three key priorities The Wildlife Trusts will be watching for.
Ahead of the 2024 General Election, The Wildlife Trusts laid out five critical priorities for an incoming government. These five asks are nature’s challenge to government to meet the true scale of…
The upcoming election will be crucial for the future viability of life on our planet, yet some politicians have failed to grasp the depth of concern over disappearing wildlife and the impacts of…
With the general election looming, The Wildlife Trusts’ public affairs officer, David Allwright, asks what political commitments could make the biggest difference for UK nature recovery in 2024?…
We face an urgent nature and climate crisis. The situation is dire, with more than one in ten species in England on the brink of extinction and the UK amongst the most nature-depleted countries in…
Elliot Chapman-Jones, Head of Public Affairs, asks whether the Government threatens to undermine its own big ambition to restore nature at a time when it wants to be a world leader