My connection
Norman has a strong connection to the land, having farmed in the local area for sixty years, and has watched the natural habitats evolve. Most of all he likes being outside in the fresh air, as it…
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My happy place
When the stresses of life get too much, I take a walk through Attenborough Nature Reserve - a form of free therapy. The fresh air, the bird calls, the beauty of nature surrounding me, is calming.…
MPs receive nature ‘news from the future’ on April Fool’s Day
Environment, conservation, animal welfare and access charities challenge Government to set a State of Nature target to make the hopeful headlines come true.
Defend Nature
Healthy wildlife and a thriving environment are the answer to many of the challenges we face today. It is up to the new government to deliver on their mandate to respond to the major concern the public have over the state of our environment.
50+ nature charities team up to call for nature's recovery!
Over 50 nature conservation groups have joined together to urge the Prime Minister to write the recovery of nature into the Environment Bill.
Nextdoor Nature
From 2022 to 2024, Nextdoor Nature supported community-led projects, helping to create a greener and wilder Exeter. Funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to leave a lasting natural legacy in honour of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, Nextdoor Nature has given people the skills, tools, and opportunity to help wildlife flourish near them.
50+ nature charities team up to call for nature's recovery!
Over 50 nature conservation groups have joined together to urge the Prime Minister to write the recovery of nature into the Environment Bill.
Beavers in the news
It’s been a noisy week for beavers in the media, but still not a lot of clarity about what their future will be.
Attack on nature
This is a dark time for our natural world. We’ve just experienced the worst drought in living memory and a summer pockmarked by wildfires, rivers swollen with sewage and beaches closed due to the…
Working for nature's recovery
Wildlife is disappearing at an alarming rate. Some are calling it the next mass extinction, and the threat of climate catastrophe is a constant worry. We live in a time of emergency. But there is hope - we can tackle both of these critical issues if we act now.
Rivers of Life appeal
Donations to the Rivers of Life appeal will support work to improve river, farmland and woodland habitats for wildlife on the new Northern Devon Natural Solutions project. By helping landowners to protect riverbanks, improve soil health, create wetland habitats, better manage hedges and start 'wilding' areas of land, we can make real improvements to wildlife in our rivers and on the land alongside them - from orchids and butterflies on wet grasslands to declining Atlantic salmon and endangered freshwater pearl mussels in northern Devon's rivers.
Homes and nature – no contest
Once again nature is pitched as the enemy to progress. But is it really to blame? And are there not ways to meet the housing demand and ensure nature’s recovery. The Wildlife Trusts believe so, as…