DWT response to Government's 25-year plan for the environment
After long delays the government's 25-year plan to improve the natural environment was launched today. Some of its content is welcome, but we will need an Environment Act to ensure…
After long delays the government's 25-year plan to improve the natural environment was launched today. Some of its content is welcome, but we will need an Environment Act to ensure…
There was little in his speech to reassure us that the UK Government will not break their manifesto promises, write Katherine Hawkins and Dr Joe Llanos of The Wildlife Trusts
2021 is a big year for international conferences, and the UK is playing a big role in them. The G7 summit in June in Cornwall, the COP 26 Climate Conference in Glasgow in November, and just as…
Seeds of hope planted but root and branch change on mammoth scale still needed, say The Wildlife Trusts.
The Wildlife Trusts' response to Defra's blog ‘Government reiterates commitment to environmental protections’.
Devon Wildlife Trust has worked closely with Plymouth City Council on nature recovery focussed projects for a number of years and we are surprised and disappointed by this decision. We know that…
Today Defra has finally published more details on the Environmental Land Management schemes (ELM) that farmers have been clamouring for. Whilst many questions remain, The Wildlife Trusts, RSPB,…
With tiger-like stripes, red fins and a humped back, the perch is a striking fish. It can be seen in lowland waterbodies and waterways across the UK, often in shoals.
On Valentines Day 2020, while couples across the country were celebrating the passing of another year together, something momentous quietly happened in east Devon. The five year River Otter…
An iconic tree, particularly in the south of the UK, the Common beech stands tall and proud in woodlands and parks. It turns beautiful golden-brown in autumn, strewing the floor with its '…
Today, Wednesday 18th January, the Retained EU Law Bill (REUL) is scheduled to have its Report Stage and third and final reading in the House of Commons, before moving on to the House of Lords.…
'I was lucky enough to have been given the opportunity to take a 6-week sabbatical from my workplace in order to volunteer on a project I felt passionately about. Luckily for me the Devon…