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Kent landscape that inspired Dickens declared nature reserve

Natural England announced the creation of the North Kent Woods and Downs national nature reserve to boost nature and tourism.

Evening Standard

Chris Packham accuses government bill of being a ‘licence to destroy nature’

The Nature Restoration Fund came under the microscope during a talk at the 2025 Hay Festival of Literature and Arts

The Independent UK

Landscape that inspired Brontë sisters’ books made a nature reserve

The vast expanse of 1,270 acres encompasses peat bogs, heaths and wetlands

The Independent UK

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Landscape near Bradford that inspired Bronte sisters is declared nature reserve

The area of 1,274 hectares is on the doorstep of Bradford, one of the UK’s most nature-deprived cities, Natural England said.

Evening Standard

Eighty percent of England’s peatlands are dry and degraded, mapping shows

Healthy peatlands can help tackle the climate crisis but degraded peat emits carbon and contributes to global heating

The Guardian - UK

Pioneering mapping data shows 80% of England’s peatlands are dry and degraded

As vital carbon sinks, healthy peatlands can help tackle climate change, reduce flood risk, improve water quality and support rare wildlife.

Evening Standard

UK government admits almost no evidence nature protections block development

Whitehall analysis provides no data or research to support the government argument that environmental legislation holds up building

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Government is gaslighting us on planning bill and nature

Letter: Ben Kite says a large number of experts and organisations are concerned about the bill’s environmental impact, in response to a letter by the nature minister

The Guardian - UK

Planning bill would allow builders to ‘pay cash to trash’ nature, say UK experts

Exclusive: plan to let firms sidestep environmental laws by paying into nature levy would add cost and delay, says letter to MPs

The Guardian - UK

New building rules could still require ‘bat tunnels and fish discos’ – MP

Tory shadow housing secretary Kevin Hollinrake said new planning legislation could still be delayed by nature restoration proposals.

Evening Standard

Time to stop blaming bats and newts for blocking development? A new fund could support nature and ease building delays

For years, nature has been blamed as a blocker of economic growth. After some ministerial bluster about not letting newts and bats get in the way of growth ambitions, the UK government released more details of its plans to get Britain building again.

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Reeves scapegoating bats to cut red tape is absurd, says Packham

Broadcaster and nature campaigner claims Labour’s attack on wildlife in push for economic growth is ‘PR disaster’

The Guardian - UK

Conservationists hail record year for UK’s loudest bird after previous concern

Bitterns have been brought back from the risk of extinction by large-scale efforts to restore wetlands.

Evening Standard

UK regulators to face twice-yearly reviews as Reeves vows to slash red tape

Chancellor tells watchdogs she wants to cut down on overlapping regulation

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Evening Standard

Fact check: Part of a new town in Kent was impacted by a spider’s habitat

A section of the Ebbsfleet Garden City project has been affected by Natural England’s decision to designate a new protection area.

Evening Standard

Government backs end to licensed ‘wild take’ of birds of prey for falconry

A review of the practice concluded it is not necessary.

The Guardian - UK

Why are beavers being released into England’s rivers? What you need to know

Conservationists say the rodents will fix ecosystems and bring wildlife back to wetlands

Evening Standard

Drone used to count seals along coast in Natural England pilot project

The drone can capture images from 110 metres above, minimising disturbance to the seals.

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The Guardian - UK

England’s wildlife watchdog failing to protect crucial sites, say campaigners

In three years Natural England has designated just two new SSSIs, which protect areas from development

The Guardian - UK

Council set to drop Essex wildlife site from housing plan after eight-year fight

Middlewick Ranges in Colchester considered to be of national importance for nightingales and acid grassland

The Independent UK

London’s ‘answer to Disneyland’ scrapped for good as judge orders company to wind up

The proposal was for a park across 535 acres of the Swanscombe Peninsula near Dartford

Evening Standard

Plans for £2.5billion 'British Disneyland' just outside London axed

Proposed theme park on more than 500 acres outside London would have been Britain’s largest

The Guardian - UK

No 10 blocks beaver release plan as officials view it as ’Tory legacy’

Exclusive: Natural England furious that years of work has been undone, with minister urged to push policy through

The Guardian - UK

English wildlife ‘could be disappearing in the dark’ due to lack of scrutiny

Conservationists issue warning as figures show three-quarters of SSSI sites have had no recent assessments

The Independent UK

Three quarters of precious habitats and wildlife unmonitored in past five years

Figures obtained through an Environmental Information Regulations request showed a lack of assessments of SSSIs.

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