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…
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…
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.…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…