Hampshire nature scheme receives £160k funding support
31/07/2026 Hampshire County Council has bagged over £150k in funding to deliver a nature recovery project. |
Council backs further biodiversity action
22/06/2026 Bradford Council has confirmed its aims to boost its biodiversity and conservation efforts. |
Council boosts biodiversity in country parks with new bug hotels
03/06/2026 Wrexham Council has announced the rollout of new habitat installations to help combat insect decline in the borough. |
Councils target air pollution hotspots to protect rare heathlands
21/05/2026 Dorset Council and BCP Council have completed a major air quality monitoring project to help protect the county's heathland habitats from traffic pollution. |
Nature recovery strategy launched for Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin
27/04/2026 A landmark plan to restore wildlife and habitats across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin has been published. |
Liverpool City Region launches plan to reverse wildlife decline
20/03/2026 Steve Rotheram has launched the Liverpool City Region’s first Local Nature Recovery Strategy, setting out a plan to reverse decades of environmental decline. |
Wakefield Council expands protections to safeguard district’s heritage
20/02/2026 Wakefield Council has strengthened heritage protections across the district with the approval of two new conservation areas and boundary updates. |
Gloucestershire CC supports nature recovery with new local strategy
18/02/2026 Gloucestershire County Council has produced a strategy to promote nature recovery and enhance biodiversity across the region. |
Council advances legal proceedings due to ‘reckless’ tree felling
22/01/2026 Enfield Council has started forfeiture proceedings against Mitchells & Butlers following the company’s partial felling of an ancient oak tree. |
Bradford Council wins international recognition for nature reserve
09/01/2026 A nature reserve managed by Bradford Council has been highlighted in a ‘seven wonders of the world’ list for 2026. |
West Midlands mayor unveils nature recovery strategy
27/11/2025 A new plan to protect and enhance green spaces, waterways and wildlife across the West Midlands has been published by Mayor Richard Parker. |
Greater Manchester launches North’s first nature recovery strategy
04/09/2025 Greater Manchester has launched the first Local Nature Recovery Strategy in the North, aiming to reverse decades of wildlife decline and improve green spaces. |
Council forgoes lake ownership following algae issues
21/07/2025 A council has handed over its lease on a lake after ‘toxic blue-green algae’ is found in the water. |
Councils benefit from £15m boost for nature schemes
18/07/2025 Councils are to receive £15m funding to enrich green areas in towns and cities. |
Council issues order to protect remains of ancient oak
16/04/2025 Enfield Council has issued an emergency preservation order to protect what remains of a 500-year-old oak tree that was partially felled by a pub chain. |
Councils urged to take action on nature recovery
05/03/2025 As few as one in 10 councils have a plan for nature recovery despite the UK being one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world, Woodland Trust says. |
Biodiversity Net Gain ‘failing to deliver’
06/02/2025 A lack of ambition on Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) has left the scheme failing to deliver, according to new research. |
Council gives away 30,000 trees in a day
02/12/2024 Leicestershire County Council gave away 30,400 trees in a day last week as part of plans to boost planting. |
Councils get £47m for new homes stalled by nutrient neutrality rules
07/11/2024 Seven areas in England will benefit from a share of £45m to ‘unblock’ new housing developments that have been stalled by rules on nutrient neutrality. |
Lincolnshire residents warned not to disturb seals
07/11/2024 North East Lincolnshire Council has urged residents not to approach seals on the beach over the coming weeks. |
Yorkshire Wolds proposed as new outstanding beauty spot
09/10/2024 Plans have been put forward to designate part of the Yorkshire Wolds as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). |
Council buys land to plant 25,000 trees
06/08/2024 A Devon council has bought 65 acres of land to develop a ‘community woodland’. |
Council faces legal challenge over poultry unit
15/07/2024 A legal challenge has been launched over Shropshire Council’s decision to grant planning permission for a major intensive poultry unit. |
Work on Brighton rainscape gets under way
28/06/2024 Preparation work for a rainscape wetland area at a nature reserve near Brighton got under way this week. |
Bid to tackle UK’s second most polluted river
19/06/2024 Councillors in Calderdale will devise a plan to clean up the UK’s second most polluted waterway. |
Survey reveals support for biodiversity scheme
10/01/2024 Most people in Britain support an upcoming requirement for developers to invest in improving local habitats, a survey has revealed. |
Climate change ‘biggest threat’ to heritage
20/11/2023 The future of the coastline, countryside and historic buildings protected by the National Trust will be threatened by extreme weather without urgent and large-scale action, a report has found. |
Country park renamed in honour of late Queen
02/10/2023 A Lincolnshire country park has been renamed The Queen Elizabeth Memorial Lincolnshire Coastal Country Park as a mark of respect for the late monarch. |
