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Blanket bog on BBC One’s Countryfile, and church bells to be used as flood warning system

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 25 February 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories
film crew at a blanket blog in Lancashire

We look at BBC Countryfile's coverage on protecting blanket bogs, as well as church bells in Devon becoming the first to be used as a flood warning system.

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Further measures to protect the country from Xylella and coverage on air quality in the Guardian

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 5 November 2018 - Categories: Weekly stories
Two people walking down a path in the middle of a forest in autumn.

A new Statutory Instrument introduced in Parliament to tighten measures around the import of olive trees and our rebuttal to the Guardian's article on air pollution.

Read more of Further measures to protect the country from Xylella and coverage on air quality in the Guardian

BBC Countryfile on biosecurity and the Guardian on Brexit readiness

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 5 November 2018 - Categories: Weekly stories
Nicola Spence and Tom Heap stand in a field against a body of water.

BBC Countryfile interview on tree health and biosecurity and our response to a Guardian article on Brexit readiness.

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