Wildlife laws under threat: Habitats Regulations
With a second reading of the Retained EU Laws Bill expected soon, we're sharing a series of blogs about the laws and regulations designed to protect nature that are under threat. Today, Sue…
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Rocky habitat
Rocky habitats are some of the most natural and untouched places in the UK. Often high up in the hills and hard to reach, they are havens for some of our rarest wildlife.
Charities urge stronger protection for sea around South West as landmark reports reveal amount of carbon stored in seabed habitats for the first time
New series of reports – The Blue Carbon Mapping Project – provide the first estimate of carbon stored in UK seabed habitats, including in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
36.4 million tonnes…
Habitats
Discover more about the UK's amazing natural habitats and the wildlife that live there. From peat bogs and caves, to woodlands and meadows!
freshwater
Looking at freshwater habitats and what lives in them
Vealand Farm
An exceptionally diverse area with a variety of habitats.
What will nature recovery networks achieve?
The Devon Nature Recovery Network (NRN) will be a network of new and old species-rich habitats across the county. The creation, restoration and maintenance of these habitats will be guided by a…
Devon Nature Recovery Network Map
A Nature Recovery Network (NRN) is a joined-up system of places (habitats) important for wild plants and animals, on land and at sea. It will provide the habitats that wildlife needs to feed, breed, sleep and move from place to place.
Skylark
The song of the skylark has been the subject of many great musical and literary works. A quintessential feature of our farmland and grasslands habitats, it is declining rapidly with habitat loss…
Fen violet
A pale member of the violet family sometimes known as ‘milk violet’, the fen violet has a delicate and unassuming appearance. A real specialist of the wetland habitat, this species has seen a…
Why Nature Recovery Networks are important
Wildlife require networks of connected habitats in a series of patches and corridors across the landscape in order to remain viable in the long term.
Moor urgency needed
This week, a long-awaited report was published which many hope will pave the way for a brighter future for Dartmoor and its precious habitats & species.