Excitement has been growing in the Forest of Dean and across Defra, the Forestry Commission and our partners as the beavers introduced during July have completed construction on their first dams in the Greathough Brook! Evidence from the trail cameras …
The National Bee Unit has called for the public to report any suspected Asian hornets after two further confirmed sightings in Liskeard, Cornwall and Hull, East Yorkshire. The news is covered briefly in this morning’s Times and Daily Mirror. At …
Today we begin the one month countdown to the London Illegal Wildlife Trade conference and look back on the Environment Secretary's visit to Anglian Water
...Farming UK, Westmoreland Gazette, Food Manufacture, Food and Drink International. The report warns food safety standards should not be used as a “bargaining chip” as part of any future trade...
A nationwide pilot to bring overseas workers to UK farms has today been announced by the Environment Secretary and Home Secretary. The pilot will enable fruit and vegetable farmers to employ migrant workers from outside the EU for up to …
Today, 5 September, a constructive meeting was held in London between industry representatives from Britain and France on scallop fishing in the English Channel.
...on the submission of water companies business plans to Ofwat. The plans set out how the companies intend to invest and how much they will charge customers between 2020 to...
...from reduced water levels and look at Teggsnose and Bottoms Reservoir, where the EA has applied for a Drought Permit to slow the release of water in order to maintain...
Darwin Plus and British Overseas Territories There has been coverage today in the Daily Telegraph of funding for conservation projects on the Falkland Islands. Darwin Plus provides around £3 million of funding annually to environmental projects in UK Overseas Territories …
Impact of the dry weather on farmers There has been media coverage over the weekend and today about calls for the Government to do more to help farmers affected by the hot weather. We understand the pressures that farmers are …