As COP26 closes in Glasgow, CEO of Devon Wildlife Trust Harry Barton reflects on the decisions made at the summit and what it means for the world, the UK and Devon.

Often, if the subject of insects is raised, our instinct is to squirm. Insects don’t have the appeal of little hedgehogs snuggled in the autumn leaves or fox cubs playing in the grass, and yet…

What does a new Government mean for our environment's uncertain future?

It’s a crisp, early spring morning of watery sun and rippling bird song. The April greens are at their sharpest, the leaves of every plant impossibly lush. The flowers pushing themselves up among…

Ratty. Sensible, dependable, loyal, comfortable in his own skin, writes Harry Barton, Devon Wildlife Trust's CEO. He is the character who gives the river in Wind in the Willows its sense of…