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Natural England’s Nutrient Mitigation Scheme, devised to protect our waterways from pollution and enable home building, has now launched

Mike Burke, 31 March 2023 - Biodiversity, Protected sites and species, Site of Special Scientific Interest

By Mike Burke, Programme Director – Sustainable Development Nutrient pollution is an urgent problem for freshwater habitats and estuaries which provide a vital home to many species including wetland birds, fish, and insects. Increased levels of nutrients such as nitrogen …

Measuring biodiversity net gain - Publication of Biodiversity Metric 4.0

Mike Burke, 28 March 2023 - Biodiversity

By Mike Burke, Programme Director – Sustainable Development Hot on the heels of the recent policy updates and associated guidance from Defra last week, we're pleased to share the publication of the biodiversity metric 4.0, another important milestone for biodiversity net …

Homes around the heathland: Giving people and wildlife the best place to live

Allison Potts, 22 March 2023 - Special Protection Area

By Allison Potts, Thames Solent Area Manager Nestled amongst the gorse and scrub of the Thames Basin Heath’s Special Protection Area lie some of the most important habitats for ground-nesting birds in the world. The nightjar, Dartford warbler and woodlark …

Update on the Hen Harrier Brood Management Trial

John Holmes, 16 March 2023 - Biodiversity, Hen Harriers, Licensing, Protected sites and species, Science and evidence

By John Holmes, Strategy Director, Natural England Natural England is involved in several initiatives under the Hen Harrier Action Plan, one of which is the brood management trial. Brood management involves taking the eggs or chicks of some Hen Harriers …

Nature on Dartmoor

Wes Smyth, 14 March 2023 - wildlife and farming

Reflections from Wes Smyth, Natural England’s Area Manager on how we ensure Dartmoor’s unique wildlife is preserved for future generations. Dartmoor is special, a working landscape with wide open moorland framed by steep intimate wooded valleys and a pastoral moorland …

What you need to know about the Species Recovery Programme Capital Grant scheme

Species Recovery and Reintroductions Team, 9 March 2023 - Species re-introductions

Update: From 3rd April 2023, applications will be made through the Atamis platform. Applicants must register to the Atamis platform before an application can be made. For further information and application see the Atamis landing page: Welcome (force.com) The SRPCGS …

International Women’s Day 2023 #EmbraceEquity

Natural England, 7 March 2023 - Uncategorized

Teenage girls, compared to their male peers, are one of the groups who tend not to use greenspaces as much, and they experience a significant decrease in physical activity and connection to nature compared to younger children and boys their …

What landowners can do now to gear up for the biodiversity net gain market

Mike Burke, 22 February 2023 - Biodiversity

By Mike Burke, Programme Director – Sustainable Development If you’re a landowner, biodiversity net gain might be a new concept or a familiar one you’ve read about. It’s both an opportunity to move towards nature positive outcomes and contribute to …

Protecting nature through our enforcement work – latest data published

Stephanie Bird-Halton, 21 February 2023 - Biodiversity, Licensing, Protected sites and species

By Stephanie Bird-Halton, National Delivery Director. At Natural England our mission is to build partnerships for nature’s recovery, which is reflected in our work with a wide range of people to rebuild sustainable ecosystems and protect and restore habitats, species, …

Gamekeeper sentenced for raptor persecution illustrates wider problem of wildlife poisonings

Stephanie Bird-Halton, 16 February 2023 - Licensing, Protected sites and species, Wildlife

By Stephanie Bird-Halton, National Delivery Director. Today, Paul Allen, a gamekeeper working on the Shaftesbury Estate in Dorset, was sentenced for offences of possession of dead buzzards, keeping of banned pesticides and failing to comply with conditions of shotgun and …

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