We need to “change the way we garden”, says the award-winning designer behind a new garden focused on climate resilience and biodiversity that has been revealed at Beningbrough Hall near York. Andy Sturgeon says the UK can expect “warmer summers with prolonged dry...
Cornwall Wildlife Trust launches what it says is one of the UK’s ‘most ambitious’ rewilding projects. Tor to Shore aims to create a thriving landscape rich in biodiversity, from Helman Tor in central Cornwall, all the way through to Cornwall’s south coast. The project...
The battle against tree-disease spreading pests and pathogens has ramped up with millions in additional government funding, in an effort to improve UK biosecurity and protect the nation’s trees. £4 million in funding will go towards the development of a new research and containment facility at the UK’s Forest Research Alice Holt Research Station...
Eleven parks and green spaces throughout Cardiff could be permanently protected from future development if council proposals are agreed. Cardiff council is proposing to enter into a legal agreement known as ‘deed of dedication’ with Fields In Trust, an independent UK-wide charity dedicated to the protection of parks and green spaces. The charity...
Biodiversity loss has been found to be the biggest environmental driver of infectious disease outbreaks, making them higher risk and more widespread, a new study has found. Often originating in wildlife, the rise in infectious diseases has been found to have ‘significant’ correlation to socioeconomic, environmental and ecological factors. In a...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has appointed one new Trustee to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and reappointed four. Fay Cooke has been newly appointed, her three-year term commenced on 1 March this year. Cooke is the current chief impact and financial officer at Yeo Valley Production Ltd, she has a PhD in Zoology...
Seven historic parks across the London Borough of Enfield are set to be transformed by new parkland management plans. Plans will explore how parklands can provide better outcomes for people and the natural and historic environment, while safeguarding Heritage at Risk assets. Work has been undertaken by Stephenson Halliday with fellow RSK Group...
Land Studio's Kate Richards shares the importance of access to green spaces and the routes between them The National Trust and First News have conducted a survey that shows that children want more time in nature, but that parents are unable to take them to local greenspaces frequently, due to a lack of accessibility. The National Trust has...
Plans to establish six ‘mini-woodland’ across Thanet, Kent, have been approved in an effort to tackle the biodiversity and climate crisis. The Mini-Woodland Tree Planting Scheme will see four hectares of new woodland in the area, increasing local biodiversity and supporting the district’s net-zero by 2030 target, says Thanet District Council....
Ahead of Wildflower Week 2024, which runs from 1 to 8 May, George Davies Turf has set out to deliver 20 rolls of wildflower turf to six schools across Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. The donated turf aims to enhance picnic, play, and forest school areas whilst also increasing biodiversity by restoring native ecosystems and providing an...
Georgia Gilbert is continually pushing herself to succeed. The 30 Under 30 winner was recently appointed as the wildflower technical manager at John Chambers Wildflower Seed, a brand supplied exclusively by Green-tech Ltd. Now with more responsibility within her role and the opportunity to be actively involved in industry events, Gilbert oversees...
A campaign for Scotland to become the world’s first Rewilding Nation, backed by Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio, has achieved its £200k target in just six days. The Scottish Rewilding Alliance, a coalition of more than 20 organisations, is calling on the Scottish Government to commit to nature recovery across 30% of the country to benefit...
Australian-born Hollywood actor and film producer, Cate Blanchett, has become the first dedicated ambassador for Wakehurst, a nature reserve in West Sussex. Wakehurst, which is managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, made the announcement today, in celebration of Earth Day. The wild botanic garden, which is home to Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank,...
The Wilderness Foundation UK (WFUK) has today, Earth Day, acquired over 90 acres of semi-natural woodland in Essex for the benefit of people and wildlife. Mann Wood at Great Leighs, Essex comprises 92 acres of semi-natural ancient woodland, established over the last 30 years by the previous owner, David Boyle DL, through the combination of four...
A series of new community woodlands have been established across Country Durham in a bid to improve community access to nature. Roughly 24,000 mixed native trees and shrubs were planted across nine sites between February and April last year. Planting comprised around three hectares of new woodland per site and was carried out by contractor...
Show manager Lex Falleyn explains how the Royal Horticultural Society’s latest event could help to inspire greener cities. Overpriced coffee, crowded transport and a lack of parking – these might be true of most cities, but they’re not what’s forcing people to leave them. A recent study by property developer Landsec revealed that a third (33%)...
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is imploring the UK government to give in-depth consideration to the UK’s growers when discussing the ban on peat. Parliament met on Tuesday 16 April to discuss the prohibition of the sale of peat products, whereby Theresea Villiers MP put forward a Ten-Minute Rule Motion. Fran Barnes, chief executive of...
Nearly two years ago, Manchester opened its first park in the city in more than 100 years. A 6.5-acre derelict brownfield site was transformed into a biodiverse haven as part of a 24-acre multi-use development – and instead of being an afterthought, Mayfield Park was the centrepiece, marking the start of what could become a series of green...
Between 18 - 25 April, conservation charity, Plant Heritage, is calling for members of the public to support its ongoing plant conservation work as part of the Big Give’s Green Match Fund campaign. This year’s campaign is focused on environmental issues and solutions, highlighting the pivotal role plants play in tackling the biodiversity and...
The Wildlife Trusts and recognised voices in the sector are urging the UK government to seize a final chance to ban sales of peat products ahead of the next general election, as promised. The opportunity to pass legislation comes via the new Horticultural Peat Private Members Bill to be debated in the House of Commons today, Tuesday 16th April,...
New report finds national parks across England and Wales are struggling to restore nature as a result of insufficient funding and outdated design. National parks currently cover 10% of England and 20% of Wales, but only 6% of their combined land coverage is being effectively managed for nature, according to the Campaign for National Parks’ (CNP)...
Rare flowers only found in the Yorkshire Dales are to be protected under a new scheme to restore wildlife habitats throughout the mountain. Ingleborough, the second-highest mountain in the Dales, is a mix of meadows, limestone pavements and nature reserves. It is thought to be home to a third of the UK’s plant species, including the Yorkshire...
Community-led nature projects across Hampshire and Sussex to benefit from over £130,000 in new funding from the South Downs National Park Trust to help restore biodiversity. The ReNature fund will be granted to 13 community fronted projects across the region in an effort to create 13,000 hectares of new habitat, as well as improving existing...
New research reveals more than three-quarters of children want to spend more time in nature, a consensus backed by parents as they urge for improved access to nature. The National Trust is calling on the government to make good on its promise for every person to be 15 minutes away from nature after its latest findings show nearly two-thirds (63%)...
The nature fronted legislation, biodiversity net gain (BNG), which rolled out earlier this year for all new major developments across England, has today expanded to all new small developments across England. From today, under Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 developers will be required to deliver a mandatory minimum uplift of...
Johnsons Nurseries, a family-run business based in North Yorkshire, has supplied almost 30,000 woodland trees and whips to create vast new woodlands across the north of England. Over 30 varieties of trees were supplied to the 20,000 acre Swinton Estate in Masham, via the DTMS Group, which will be delivering the landscaping for the project....
Tech start-up Joe’s Blooms has today launched the world’s first digital tool to help SME property developers and landscapers comply with the new mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) regulations set to roll next month for smaller developments. The Biodiversity Net Gain Tool, developed in partnership with UKGBC and UKHab, is designed to be “easy...
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