Big Garden Birdwatch: 28-30 January
… one of the largest citizen science projects in the world. “What will you see?” . This is the “world’s largest garden wildlife survey” –… Read More »Big Garden Birdwatch: 28-30 January
… one of the largest citizen science projects in the world. “What will you see?” . This is the “world’s largest garden wildlife survey” –… Read More »Big Garden Birdwatch: 28-30 January
Compared to a conventional lawn, rain gardens allow for 30% more water to soak into the ground. . Following on from a damning parliamentary report… Read More »Rain gardens: slowing water run-off
New government proposals: “Nature, climate, people and places prioritised in the Government’s response to Julian Glover’s Landscapes Review” “It won’t be enough just to try… Read More »“Strengthening” our national parks and AONBs
“There isn’t one green new deal, there are many versions – and that’s a strength, not a weakness.” “The current cost-of-living crisis, largely driven by energy… Read More »Levelling up: a green new deal for the UK?
Devon CPRE and the Environment Agency object to the latest planning application – whereas Natural England do not object . Last month, these pages looked… Read More »Solar farm for Clyst Hydon?
“The true levels of light pollution could be around 200% more than was previously thought… It is not just a problem for astronomers but can… Read More »Light pollution and the environment
“There is a huge amount of evidence across the county to say that private landlords are flipping their properties – turning out people and families… Read More »Distorting the housing market: tax loopholes & business grants
But industry groups have warned that many farmers are still left in the dark over the future direction of their businesses, with notable concerns including… Read More »Environmental Land Management scheme: replacing the CAP
“How can we ensure rural residents have choice, control and support to lead healthy, independent lives?” . We have one of the oldest populations in… Read More »Caring for the elderly in coastal and rural areas
“These mainly listed buildings sit at the heart of almost every community – we are squandering a precious legacy.” “Interesting how many listed building are… Read More »Churches in the community: new uses for heritage buildings
The Transition Town Network has been busy this year – in particular with its generous funding of local transition projects, such as the VGS Champions… Read More »Transition Together: looking to the future
retrofitting housing… questioning airport expansion… championing sustainable fishing . Here are a couple of ‘highlights’ from what the New Economics Forum have put together –… Read More »New Economics Foundation highlights
“Solar can be a net benefit in terms of restoring a native habitat and improving ecosystem services, like storm water control and carbon storage and… Read More »Are solar farms good for nature?
Schemes targeted at enhancing the environment, protecting the countryside, improving the productivity of the farming sector and improving animal health and welfare. “So will it… Read More »Environmental Land Management scheme: worth the wait?
“However, there remains much for the sector to do.” . ‘Green infrastructure’ can be seen to cover a multitude of “ingredients” for solving urban and… Read More »South West Water (not) investing in green infrastructure