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Plan to restore nature in England by 2030 criticised as ‘completely insufficient’

Critics accuse ministers of failing to take control of nature crisis and leaving it to private landowners to act voluntarily

The Guardian - UK

‘The place is bleached, a dead zone’: how the UK’s most beloved landscapes became biodiversity deserts

National parks, famous for their rich natural heritage, should be at the heart of efforts to protect habitats and wildlife. Instead, experts say they are declining – fast

The Guardian - UK

Right to Roam campaigners gather on Dartmoor to celebrate winning legal battle for wild camping rights - and call for more widespread change

Speakers at the rally thanked the wealthy landowner who tried to end the practice for energising the movement, and demanded improved access rights across the whole country

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Calls for wider access to nature after Supreme Court ruling on Dartmoor camping

Five justices ruled unanimously on Wednesday that the public does have the right to wild camp in the national park in Devon.

The Independent UK

Government ‘failing to support natural regeneration of trees in England’

Campaigners say targets for woodland creation are unlikely to be met because 95% of grants are for planting

The Guardian - UK

Bid to build Europe’s first research station on Atlantic temperate rainforest in Cornwall

Charity crowdfunding initial sum to build £750,000 facility on Bodmin Moor to study overlooked but biodiverse natural habitat

The Guardian - UK

The five best non-fiction books of 2024 – according to our experts

With Something Good, the arts and culture newsletter from The Conversation UK, we aim to cut through the noise and recommend the very best in new releases every fortnight. In 2024, we’ve been spoiled for choice when it comes to recommending non-fiction.

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Who really cares for the British countryside? Not landowners, says green campaigner’s new book

Britain’s natural environment is depleted and, despite nascent government schemes to manage the land differently, struggling to recover from centuries of destruction – plus more recent threats like climate change. What if the biggest obstacles to its recovery are the people we have entrusted to look after it?

The Conversation

Farming protest ‘definitely’ on after ‘tough’ talks with minister – NFU head

Tom Bradshaw said the demonstrations would leave an ‘indelible mark’ as farmers seek to lobby MPs to stand up against the Government’s plans.

Evening Standard

Farmers set to protest over ‘completely unacceptable’ inheritance tax changes

Government is insisting the introduction of inheritance tax on farm businesses worth more than £1m is ‘fair’ and closes a loophole.

Evening Standard

Campaigners call for ‘Domesday’ survey of nature efforts by large landowners

Moves to require large landowners to report on their action to care for nature would help meet legal environmental goals, conservationists argue.

Evening Standard

Loophole exempts 355 landowners in England from inheritance tax, data shows

Chancellor urged to cancel tax break that uses scheme to register land as heritage asset and worth at least £68m

The Guardian - UK

Landowners in England given £9bn in environment payments despite decline

Mandatory reports should be published on how taxpayers’ money is spent on environmental stewardship, says campaigner

The Guardian - UK

From badger culls to sewage: Labour under pressure over animal-welfare and farming policies

Badger cull U-turn and lack of promises on factory farming, water pollution and wildlife support all prompt questions

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What will the UK's new Labour government mean for the outdoors?

The pledges and actions of the new UK government on land access, nature and the environment

The Guardian - UK

Sunak’s government has almost destroyed Natural England – just for doing its job

After the election, Labour must end the attacks on a watchdog simply trying to protect what little wildlife we have left, says campaigner and author Guy Shrubsole

The Guardian - UK

Act to save Dartmoor rainforest from sheep, urge campaigners

Authorities asked to step in to protect Black-a-Tor Copse, an ancient temperate rainforest in Devon at risk from overgrazing

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‘Jewel of Britain’s nature crown’: Plan to restore rainforest welcomed by campaigners

Conservationists say government strategy to recover Britain’s degraded temperate rainforest is a good start but want a target to double the area by 2050

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Campaigners urge Prince William to rewild Dartmoor farmland

William became largest private landholder in the national park when he inherited Duchy of Cornwall

The National (Scotland)

Mass trespass staged near Border in call for England to adopt Scottish land reforms

Right to roam campaigners have staged a mass trespass near the England-Scotland border calling for the Westminster Government to adopt the same land…

The Guardian - UK

Wainwright prize for nature writing won by ‘unparalleled’ river memoir

Amy-Jane Beer’s The Flow is one of three prize winners, with Guy Shrubsole’s conservation study The Lost Rainforests of Britain and Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Tom de Freston’s children’s book Leila and the Blue Fox

Campers go wild on Dartmoor after the court sides with outdoor sleepers

Wild camping is legal on Dartmoor once more – but the short-lived ban has given the battle for better access to the outdoors a massive boost

The Guardian - UK

‘Captured the public zeitgeist’: Court to hear appeal against England wild camping ban

Dartmoor ruling has sparked mass trespasses that may lead to biggest shake-up of land rights in a generation

The Guardian - UK

Prince William to expand Duchy of Cornwall’s temperate rainforest

Duchy hopes to at least double size of Wistman’s Wood, a 3 hectare fragment of ancient woodland, by 2040

The Guardian - UK

Forest regeneration scheme has created area smaller than Regent’s Park

Just 192 hectares of ‘natural colonisation’ have been established in England under woodland creation offer

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