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Vicarious liability and landowners
Vicarious liability and landowners
The Chair of Natural England, Tony Juniper responds to media reports about his view on the introduction of vicarious liability to England.
Peat pilots set to revive English peatlands
Peat pilots will help revive and restore some of England's historic and iconic peatlands.
Natural England Crowdfunding
Today, there has been claims that Natural England is “crowdfunding” to deliver its statutory functions. These claims are simply untrue.
London has a new National Nature Reserve: The South London Downs NNR
Travelling out of London Victoria, taking the train right through busy Croydon, it is difficult to imagine what awaits only a short time later: Stunning wild flower meadows, dense woodland, and a haven for rare species to flourish. This is …
Setting the Standard for District Level Licensing
A blog from Dr. Jen Almond, District Level Licensing Project Manager at Natural England on District Level Licensing.
Two hours a week outside is important for health and wellbeing
Using data from our Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment Survey (MENE) and Exeter University’s study, new research published in Nature has found that two hours of nature a week significantly boosts health and wellbeing. This supports findings from …
Halfway to purple on the Stiperstones
July is the time when Shropshire’s Stiperstones hills turn purple, transformed by the flowering of the heather which dominates this upland heathland. Confined mainly to the western coast of Europe, upland heathlands are a very important habitat in the UK. …
Natural England's role in meeting climate change targets
Dr Mike Morecroft, Natural England's Principal Specialist on climate change, reflects on the new target for net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and the role Natural England has to play in meeting this.
Clean Air Day
Here at the Catchment Sensitive Farming partnership we believe that everyone has a role to play in improving the quality of our air, especially farmers and land managers who can also help to boost biodiversity, protect wildlife and deliver local …
Developing the environmental scientists of the future
We look at the work of Dr Alice Noble, who recently completed her iCASE PhD at the University of Leeds.
General licences: 14 June update
Natural England's interim chief executive Marian Spain gives a further update on general licences, as Defra issues three new licences