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St Mary’s Lands; Cllr Liam Bartlett chatting to dog owners Bryony and Neil Dunnell

Skylarks benefitting from protected nesting area

Early evaluations indicate that recent measures taken by Warwick District Council to provide a site for endangered grass nesting birds to breed on St Mary’s Lands appear to be working.

A Sheffield roadside © Paul Hobson

WMCA Mayoral Election 2021

In May 2021 the West Midlands will be electing a new Mayor. We want to take this opportunity to call on all candidates to take our six-action challenge, and demonstrate their commitment to…

No to Neonics

Stay of execution for bees in 2021

This week’s announcement that a banned neonicotinoid will not be used on sugar beet is good news – but does not halt the risk to wildlife in future years

No to Neonics

Neonics Campaign Update

An update on The Wildlife Trust's campaign to reverse the Government's decision to lift the neonics ban and news of an upcoming consultation on the National Action Plan for the…

Tufted ducks Jon Hawkins Surrey Photography

The Dasgupta Review: it's time to invest in nature

Today, we welcome the publication of the Dasgupta Review, an independent review on the economics of biodiversity. But what does it tell us? Elliot Chapman-Jones, Head of Public Affairs for The…

Wind in the Willows HS2 stop and rethink

HS2: latest update

You may have seen the report on High Speed 2 on BBC Countryfile on Sunday. It showed the swathes of mature trees felled by HS2. It was a heart-breaking scene.