Author: Wild Anglia

Forestry Commission Area Update East and East Midlands

Forestry Commission Area Update: East & East Midlands, August 2022 Funding updates and news  Promotions and campaigns  Articles and resources  Training and events  Job opportunities  Funding updates and news   England Woodland Creation Offer to transition into Local Nature Recovery scheme in 2025           The Forestry Commission has announced that from 2025, the England Woodland Creation…

By Wild Anglia August 16, 2022 Off

Salthouse Heath fire and the landscape

the loss of habitat at Salthouse is another example of damage the hot dry spell has given us this year and how we must look at the way we work, and play differently in climate change. Climate change impels us to act differently to adapt to change our behaviour. What was once the norm and…

By Wild Anglia August 16, 2022 Off

New Report from Green Alliance

Land of opportunity is the name of the report see above. Restoring natural habitats on the least productive agricultural land would boost wildlife, help tackle climate change & raise farming incomes without harming food security. British farmers are facing several major challenges with rising costs, the impacts of climate change and new post-Brexit trade agreements.…

By Wild Anglia August 15, 2022 Off

Article in The Guardian

Britain’s wetlands are the key to saving us from drought, wildfires and even floods Tony Juniper By restoring these natural wet assets that were neglected for decades we can mitigate the worst effects of climate change Fri 12 Aug 2022 07.00 BST Fresh water is the lifeblood of civilisation. It makes life on land possible.…

By Wild Anglia August 12, 2022 Off

Fantastic Opportunity

Queens Jubilee Community Miyawaki Forest Project Have you seen our Miyawaki Forests and wanted to plant one in your local area? As part of the Queens Jubilee celebrations, we would like to support the creation of more of these fantastic fast growing ecosystems across the district. We are looking for community groups to partner with…

By Wild Anglia August 2, 2022 Off

RSPB Levelling up Blog

This is a really good summary by Carl Bunnage of the RSPB, more on their website 20 Jul 2022 RSPB Senior Policy Officer, Carl Bunnage, reflects on the Government’s new Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, and whether it will really do what it says on the tin.   Prior to Boris Johnson’s resignation, the UK…

By Wild Anglia July 27, 2022 Off

Precious Water

this is the latest briefing from Environment Agency outlining the current water situation hope you find it useful Prolonged Dry Weather in East Anglia Area.15 July 2022Purpose of this briefingEast Anglia is experiencing a period of Prolonged Dry Weather. The purpose of thisbriefing is to explain where is affected, to outline what this means for…

By Wild Anglia July 20, 2022 Off

The Brilliant Ink Cap Journal

This is a great subscription Sophie Yeo is a great writer and the journal is a really good synopsis of what’s going on do subscribe and help her carry on Inkcap Journal Government Upheaval & Climbing Toads By Inkcap Journal – 08 Jul 2022 – View online → Photograph: Thomas Haeusler Welcome to Inkcap Journal,…

By Wild Anglia July 8, 2022 Off

IPCC Report

This link is to the BBC News site Thank you BBC This is a very important report and doesn’t make easy reading. We have to act to make sure we can adapt to climate change. Adaptation is the only option now and how we go forward is an enormous challenge to our selves bio diversity…

By Wild Anglia February 28, 2022 Off

Biodiversity Net Gain

The Government has released a consultation on Biodiveristy Net Gain. This will identify how future developments are requied to deliver biodiversity inananitives from teh new Environment act. It will becme mandatory within 2 years. The government announced £4Million to help local authorities prepare. The link below takes you to the consultation should you wahnt to…

By Wild Anglia January 14, 2022 Off