Head of Public Affairs Matthew Browne responds to the first environmental application of the Planning & Infrastructure Act ...

The hotly contested Planning and Infrastructure Act is soon to be tried and tested for the first time, with Norfolk’s draft Environment Delivery Plan (EDP) and associated consultation recently ...

Ahead of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s COP17, The Wildlife Trusts warn urgent action is needed to get the UK’s nature commitments back on track.

Tighter rules on intensive dairy farms and increased support for farmers to cut pollution, restore nature and build a more resilient sector are urgently needed, say The Wildlife Trusts ...

New polling and evidence from The Wildlife Trusts demonstrates that the public grasp the importance of nature far more than politicians ...

Lloyds Banking Group’s historic Bank of Scotland building on The Mound has become the first city-centre site to achieve The Wildlife Trusts’ Biodiversity Benchmark, recognising its role in creating a ...

Lend a helping hand to wildlife in hot weather. Keep your watering stations topped up with water, and let some of your garden grow wild to provide shade for animals. As hot weather and heatwaves ...

The grass snake is our longest snake, but don't worry if you find one in the compost heap - it's harmless! Look out for this green and yellow beauty in grasslands and wetlands, too. Protected in the ...

Hedgehogs need homes just like humans, so making one for them is a great way to encourage them into your garden. So, whether you live in town or country, you can help to look after garden wildlife ...

Rolling moors, winding rivers and the rugged Simonside Hills: The Rothbury Estate is a landscape of rare beauty and deep history. Stretching across 3,800 hectares, it’s home to red squirrels, curlews ...

Chicken of the woods is a sulphur-yellow bracket fungus of trees in woods, parks and gardens. It can often be found in tiered clusters on oak, but also likes beech, chestnut, cherry and even yew. The ...

This is probably the most widespread and commonest of the marsh orchids. It has disappeared from 20% of its historical range. The reduction is almost certainly due to changing agricultural practices ...