Reversing ELMS is not the answer
What is needed to create a system which is fairer for farmers, better for consumers and will help heal the planet?
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Protecting nature when considering energy and food security
Devon Wildlife Trust's CEO Harry Barton reflects on the government's recently published Energy Independence Plan and what this means for people, nature and the climate.
Decision to authorise banned neonicotinoid is bigger than success of one year's harvest
On Tuesday 1 March, Government announced that a banned neonicotinoid will now be applied to sugar beet crops in England, going against explicit advice from their own experts - bad news for bees…
Happy International Women's Day!
This International Women’s Day 2022, we are profiling some of the wonderful women staff and volunteers who help protect and restore Devon’s wildlife.
Wooing in the wild
A peek at the passionate world of animal courtship
Good things come in trees!
A tank, a pump and a pipe make all the difference when growing trees from seed for the Saving Devon’s Treescapes project. Thanks to funding from South West Water, rainwater-harvesting at Meeth…
When does an emergency become business as usual?
For the second year running, the Government has announced that it will permit emergency use of the banned pesticide thiamethoxam on sugar beet in England in 2022
Farming promises broken
The first significant announcement from Defra since COP 26 does not give much cause for celebration
COP26: What did we learn and what do we do now?
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.
Solving the climate crisis is impossible without looking after nature
This month the international conference on climate change, COP26, starts. For two weeks, the World’s leaders will huddle together to discuss once again how to tackle what is possibly the greatest…