England’s wildlife-rich grasslands are in a state of “catastrophic decline” and the government must do more to protect them, conservationists have said. The Wildlife Trusts have...
VisitEngland chief executive James Berresford speaks with Blue & Green Tomorrow ahead of the eighth international Responsible Tourism in Destinations (RTD8) conference. Taking place at Manchester...
Former environment minister Lord Rooker has said that planting more trees in the UK could prevent floods, as their roots would help trap excess water. He...
The government must show political leadership to push forward ‘back-to-nature’ flood defence schemes that could protect flood-threatened properties at a fraction of the cost of conventional...
“We’re going all out for shale gas”, the shiny man says. All out for a technology whose availability is unproven and undefined, its impacts unclear and...
The environment secretary Owen Paterson has provoked a furious response from campaigners, after he said that some of Britain’s ancient woodlands could be cut down to...
The official environmental impact assessment of the HS2 rail project demonstrates “a shocking disregard” for England’s woodland and wildlife, the Woodland Trust has claimed. The first...
More than half of councils in England that preside over greenbelt land are preparing to offer some of it to developers, while perfectly suitable brownfield sites...
The Prince of Wales turns 65 on Thursday, and despite reaching state pension age, shows no signs of weakening in his role as an advocate for...
Britain’s countryside may be the “unacknowledged backbone” of its national identity, but Prince Charles has said he fears for its future. The landscape is “as precious...
Government proposals to compensate for natural habitats destroyed in building developments through “biodiversity offsetting” need to be improved, a committee of MPs has warned. The UK...
Glyndŵr’s Way, or Llwybr Glyndŵr in Welsh, is a 135 mile national trail that runs in an extended loop through the county of Powys. The path...
The chairman of the controversial high speed rail project HS2 has said it must be backed by all three main political parties, and that the country desperately needs it. Sir David...
On June 22 1935, Daily Herald writer Tom Stephenson wrote an article entitled Wanted: A Long Green Trail. In it, he called for “a Pennine Way...
Cuadrilla has gone ahead with exploratory drilling for shale gas in Balcombe, Sussex, but local residents have promised to continue their fight against fracking. The government,...