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Our response to the consultation on the future of farming policy
Government U-turn on promise to reform farming post-Brexit
New farming policy stripped of ambition to aid nature recovery
Are vital farming reforms in peril?
Alice Groom, Senior Policy Officer (Food and Farming) for RSPB and Barnaby Coupe, Land Use Policy Manager for The Wildlife Trusts reflect on the National Audit Office’s latest report on the new…
Get involved in practical conservation work on a Conservation Day
Get stuck in to practical task on a hands-on conservation day.
Government approves badger culling to 2026 and ignores public consultation
Today the Government announced that it will continue to issue licenses to kill badgers over the next four years. This will put 130,000 animals at risk of being shot.
Farming
Government launches new ‘green watchdog’ consultation
Today the Government have published a consultation on creating a new environmental watchdog. Joan Edwards, The Wildlife Trusts’ Director of Living Seas and Public Affairs, writes on what’s needed…
Farmers and nature badly need ‘public money for public goods’
Farmers and nature badly need ‘public money for public goods’ – but the new farm environment schemes are a shadow of their original promise. Government must up its ambition and dig deep into its…
Candidates urged to back nature-friendly farming reform as a key issue in local election
Candidates in the Tiverton and Honiton by-election are being urged to pledge their support for nature-friendly farming reforms, as figures reveal the impact unsustainable farming has had locally…
Deer management in a public forest
Learn all about deer management in public forests with Wildlife Ranger, Dudley Gunn.
Public Affairs Officer
About Us
The Wildlife Trusts are a grassroots movement of over 900,000 members, 32,500 volunteers and 2,500 staff across the UK. We are at an exciting moment in our 110-year history, with…