NFU releases new video: “Back British Farming: How farmers protect the environment”
The NFU releases a new video today to show how much farmers across England do to protect wildlife and the environment. 98 per cent of farmers say that protecting farm wildlife is important, and the video celebrates the work that has been done on farmland to ensure environmentally friendly habitats are created or preserved. Farms […]
Goalposts moved again as Owen Paterson substituted from badger battleground
Wildlife and conservation groups opposed to the badger cull have reacted with relief at the announcement that David Cameron has sacked Owen Paterson as Environment Secretary. The Government’s central defender of the disastrous badger culling policy, Owen Paterson is viewed by many as having overseen a disastrous term when it comes to wildlife protection in […]
Is it time to bring back the Lynx?
An Imperial student is seeking people’s views on reintroducing wild lynx parts of the UK, to explore whether this might one day be feasible. Jamie Wyver, who is currently studying towards an MSc in Conservation Science at Imperial College London, is exploring attitudes towards bringing back the carnivorous animal, once native to the country. He […]
Modernising wildlife law
The Law Commission and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have agreed that the Commission should continue its review of the law relating to wildlife, and make recommendations for its reform. In an interim statement published today, the Commission outlines its initial thinking on the scope and content of the new regime. The […]
RSPB and Farmers call on UK governments to save farmland wildlife, following ‘disastrous’ deal from Europe
Many of our most iconic species of wildlife including the skylark, brown hare and the brown hairstreak butterfly rely on farmland to survive. However, this latest deal means much of the CAP’s annual 50 billion Euro budget will fail to support wildlife and the environment, pushing more species across Europe to the brink. The State […]
The future of the UK’s iconic wildlife hangs in the balance
The coalition of 18 organisations have written to Owen Paterson MP – the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and also to the agriculture ministers in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland – warning them of the impending crisis facing wildlife, landscape and communities in so-called High Nature Value (HNV) farming areas. […]
Recognise farmers’ contribution to wildlife survival, says FUW
The State of Nature report, launched in Cardiff last night by TV and wildlife presenter Iolo Williams alongside Welsh conservation charities, concludes wildlife in Wales is at a crisis point. Scientists from 25 wildlife organisations have compiled a stock take of our native species – the first of its kind in Wales and the UK. […]
Barn Owls thriving on nature friendly farms despite worst year for wildlife
An ongoing Conservation Grade research project, run in conjunction with the Barn Owl Conservation Network (BOCN), saw Barn Owls occupying an unprecedented four-fifths of nest boxes on participating Conservation Grade farms last year. Furthermore, over two thirds of the nesting birds bred, producing on average almost two and a half offspring for each pair. With […]
