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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Damien Gayle

Natural England hails recovery of 150 struggling species

A brown water vole emerges from green pondweed with a paw on a green leaf
Projects in Northamptonshire, Cheshire, Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire have created new wetlands, ponds and bankside habitats for water voles. Photograph: Ian West/PA

England needs a massive “collective endeavour” to halt the country’s nature decline, its top conservation official says, after multimillion-pound investments in nature helped dormice, voles, willow tits and other species thrive.

Targeted conservation projects led by Natural England as part of its £13m species recovery programme’s capital grants scheme, have supported the recovery of 150 species, according to findings published on Wednesday.

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