World Soil Day - What on earth do healthy soils look like?

For World Soil Day, Natural England soils specialist Dr Matthew Shepherd demonstrates kitchen science experiments showing how to better understand our soil.
For World Soil Day, Natural England soils specialist Dr Matthew Shepherd demonstrates kitchen science experiments showing how to better understand our soil.
Post on net gain from Melanie Hughes – Natural England Director of Change and Reform.
...about sustainable farming practices and natural capital. Little Pix Hall Farm Manager, William Steel welcomed farmers to a knowledge exchange day, demonstrating the positive impacts that conservation agriculture has brought...
...work will be used to improve both the natural and historic environment and to support the people who care for them. Natural England Chairman, Andrew Sells, said: England’s bat population...
...machinery, diesel, tools and off road vehicles. Operation Galileo is targeting Hare Coursing throughout the East of England. As part of this operation there are special days of action where...
Humble soil has been enjoying a spot in the limelight lately. Environment Secretary Michael Gove has stressed the importance of soil fertility to protect the productivity of UK earth for farmers and growers. Last week Farming Minister George Eustice outlined …
Emily Kirkham in our Marine Team tells us about today’s momentous announcement to protect three important sites for seabirds. I work on the Natural England led project to identify a suite of marine Special Protection Areas (SPAs). Today it’s really pleasing …
Dr Andy Cooke is a Natural England national specialist for agri-environment schemes. His work includes monitoring and providing advice on important wildlife habitats. Wildflower meadows are among our most culturally important and best loved habitats, from the upland hay meadows …
...‘big’ nature at the habitat and landscape scale. We are already doing this for one of our iconic but more widespread species – the great crested newt. Through Conservation 21,...
We have just been nominated for a CIEEM Innovation award which will be announced this Weds 21 June. Andrew Nicholson, Lead Adviser in our Dorset, Hampshire, and Isle Of Wight Team, tells us about the project to save sand lizards …