28 May 2026
Image description: A winding river flows through a forested valley in autumn. The image was taken in Symonds Yat, Ross-on-Wye, UK. Photo by Rob Wingate on Unsplash A rights of nature approach The Wye’s whole catchment has been formally acknowledged as a living ecosystem in what supporters call a UK first. Launched at the Hay-on-Wye literary […]
28 May 2026
A wetland area forming peat near Hoo Field, Voe on Mainland, Shetland, UK £30 million investment across England’s protected landscapes England’s new Wildlife-Rich Habitat Fund will direct £30 million into restoring and creating habitats across National Parks, National Landscapes and the Broads. The money is split as £10 million a year between 2026 and 2029, and in its […]
14 Apr 2026
Photo by Leon Bredella England’s fishing industry, seafood businesses and coastal communities can now apply for grants through a relaunched Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS), backed by £132 million from the government’s Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund over the next five years. The announcement was made on 13 April by Fisheries Minister Dame Angela Eagle, with the […]
09 Apr 2026
Image description: Two people sat at a desk working out a problem on a piece of paper. There are two laptops, pens and paper on the work surface. Photo by Scott Graham on Unsplash. Ofwat has written to the renumeration committee chairs of all Welsh and English water companies, reminding them of the new […]
19 Mar 2026
Image description: A housebuilder working on the frame of a house-building project. Photo by Josh Olalde on Unsplash House-building plans in Kent are in jeopardy after South East Water has warned that it has the capacity to supply water to only one third of all the new homes being planned. The blueprint for 23,000 […]
07 Jul 2025
Photo by Engin Akyurt New research from the University of Essex reveals that young people aged 16–25 in England’s most deprived coastal towns are three times more likely to struggle with undiagnosed mental health conditions compared to their inland peers. This “coastal mental health gap” was uncovered through analysis of data spanning 2018 to […]
27 May 2025
Image: Fishing boats by John Mark Strange The number of octopus are increasing in the south-west, and fishers are feeling the impact. Instead of hauling up pots with crabs, lobsters and other shellfish, fishers are finding octopus and empty shells instead. Plymouth crab fisherman Brian Tapper described the situation: “The octopus are ruining us… […]
