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 …
Holding a festival on a site of environmental and historic importance comes with its challenges. Yet such events - and the showcase they provide - are essential to the continued survival of our historic gems. Our Historic Environment advisor Dr …
Georgina Terry, Land Management and Conservation Advisor at Natural England considers the challenges and rewards of working on a major sporting event across some of the most precious habitats and landscapes in Surrey and West London. A legacy of London …
Our lead adviser, Margaret Dickinson, looks at the challenges of staging large scale sporting events on protected sites. Southport’s Royal Birkdale Golf Club, on the golden links of the North West coast, is known to golfers throughout the world. Voted …
Hugh Darbishire received a Bees’ Needs Award from Lord Gardiner in November last year for work he is doing to support wild pollinators and farm wildlife on his 450 acre mixed farm. He is passionate about the wildlife that thrives …
As Countryside Stewardship embarks on its third year of applications, Dawn Metcalfe, Countryside Stewardship Senior Communications Adviser, offers some suggestions on how to pull together a successful Mid Tier application. When a Countryside Stewardship (CS) Mid Tier application pack lands …
...strategy, Conservation 21, to bring about a fundamental shift in nature conservation, one that is fit for the 21st century. We will continue to conserve very rare species, but think...
Find out how you could help add to our knowledge bank by taking part in the Big Seaweed Search from our marine ecologist Dylan Todd. The Big Seaweed Search is a citizen science project run by the Natural History Museum. …
Our Chief Scientist Dr Tim Hill shares the seventh year of results from our Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment (MENE) survey. This survey is widely regarded as the best, most informative of its kind and over the years has …