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Half of UK adults say they spend less than three hours a week outside in nature

Most people have joyful memories of playing outside as children – and now wildlife charities are urging people to ‘rewild their inner child’

The Guardian - UK

A century of care: Wildlife Trusts mark 100th birthday with woodland project

First of the trusts, formed with 12 people in a Norfolk pub in 1926, buys swath of farmland to restore to nature

The Guardian - UK

Protect caterpillars as UK’s moth population plummets, urge charities

Instead of removing plant-munching caterpillars, gardeners asked to take relaxed attitude to support the moths many of them grow into

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How long will Britain’s rain deluge last after 41st consecutive day of wet weather?

‘Winter is stuck on repeat,’ Met Office says, while Wildlife Trusts warns of impacts on vulnerable species

The Independent UK

‘A beaver blind date’: animals given freedom to repopulate Cornish rivers

Release into Helman Tor reserve marks historical first for keystone species hunted to extinction in UK 400 years ago

The Guardian - UK

How I built a mini pond in my garden using just a bucket (and why you should, too)

All you need is a bucket and a dream to help wildlife in your own garden…

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‘Year of the octopus’: How climate change is pushing the sea’s smartest creature into new territory

Unprecedented numbers of the common octopus have been found in British waters this year, but what’s behind the rare ‘bloom’?

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2025 is ‘year of the octopus’ as record numbers spotted off England’s south coast

Milder weather led to a bloom in the invertebrates off the coast of Cornwall and south Devon, wildlife charity says

The Guardian - UK

UK seas in 2025: ‘Incredible’ octopuses, pollution and some puffin good news

Conservationists have described 2025 as year of the octopus after enormous numbers were seen in the south west.

Evening Standard

Labour’s ‘blinkered’ drive to build risks pushing wildlife to point of no return, nature experts warn

Planning and Infrastructure Bill and weakening biodiversity gain rules will be disastrous, say RSPB and Wildlife Trusts

The Independent UK

How to healthily tackle the dark winter months, according to a doctor

Wildlife Trusts’ vice president is supporting a campaign to get us to connect with nature

The Independent UK

David Attenborough backs £30 million bid to buy historic Rothbury Estate

The conservationists have plans to boost wildlife, restore bogs and champion nature-friendly farming

The Independent UK

David Attenborough backs bid to save vast upland estate ‘for nature and nation’

The naturalist is urging people to help raise £30 million to buy Northumberland’s Rothbury Estate.

The Independent UK

Nature battered by ‘chaotic’ weather extremes driven by climate change – report

The Wildlife Trusts warned the UK is ‘shockingly underprepared’ for the swings in weather from droughts to floods caused by rising temperatures.

The Independent UK

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Fears for England riverbank habitats amid relaxed post-Brexit rules

Exclusive: Analysis shows farmers ploughing to the edge of waterways, destroying crucial wildlife ecosystems

The Independent UK

Pig and poultry farming harms environment on huge scale, report warns

Waste from pig and poultry farming is around 10.4 million cubic metres annually

The Independent UK

Report reveals ‘true scale’ of environmental impact of pig and poultry farming

A study for the Wildlife Trusts highlights the scale of waste produced by the livestock sectors and the land used to grow feed.

The Guardian - UK

Lynx could thrive in Northumberland with most in area supporting return, study finds

Release of 20 lynx over several years into Kielder Forest area would create population of about 50 animals

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Scheme to release beavers into wild in England has stalled, say nature experts

Not a single licence granted since first beavers let loose in March, raising questions over application process

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The surprising benefits of moss – this plant has a bad rep, but experts say it’s your new garden must-have

Stop trying to figure out how to remove it, and make it the star of the show instead…

The Independent UK

Public urged to back ban on destructive fishing in protected areas

The Government is holding a consultation on banning ‘bottom trawling’ in 41 offshore marine protected areas in English waters.

The Independent UK

Activists illegally releasing beavers into wild say they are doing ‘God’s work’

The government approved the release of beavers into the English wild earlier this year, but only for those with a license

Evening Standard

Reeves protects nature-friendly farming budget amid squeeze on environment spend

Green groups have welcomed the Government’s decision to protect the nature friendly farming budget but concerns remain on an overall Defra squeeze.

The Guardian - UK

Wildlife charities urge Labour to scrap ‘licence to kill nature’ in planning bill

Conservationists say part of bill allowing developers to avoid environmental laws by paying into nature fund should be ditched

The Independent UK

Planning reforms break Labour’s promise to protect nature, green groups say

Campaigners say there is little evidence that nature protections are blockers to developments and economic growth.

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