The Secret Life of a Suburban Garden Visitor
In this post learn more about hedgehogs and how you can help them.
Shape the future: apply now for the Youth Climate and Nature Panel
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30by30, Climate change, Environmental Improvement Plan, Farming, Land use, Nature, Wildlife
The decisions we take now to address climate change and restore nature will define the country that today’s young people will inherit. We want the next generation to inherit solutions, not challenges. Today’s young people are already helping to develop solutions – in their schools, communities, workplaces and families and bring different experiences, …
Littering, fly-tipping and large-scale illegal dumping: what's the difference?
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Littering, Resources and waste, Sustainability
We’ve all seen it. Greasy fast-food packaging tossed from a car window onto the side of a road. Orange cigarette butts stamped into the pavement. Shiny crisp packets nestled in the grass at your local park. These are all examples of littering which show careless disregard for our shared public places. But what have they got in common with criminal gangs dumping tonnes of industrial waste in a woodland, or mattresses left in a roadside …
Biodiversity Net Gain: Amendments and transitional arrangements published
We are pleased to announce that yesterday we published and laid before parliament regulations which set in motion changes to Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) for projects requiring planning permission under the Town and Country Planning Act. Read this post to find out more.
Building a more resilient UK: our investment in climate adaptation
Across the UK, we are already seeing its impacts through hotter summers, more intense rainfall, flooding, drought, pressure on water resources, and disruption to services and infrastructure. That’s why today, as part of the Climate and Nature moment, we've announced that the Government is investing up to £30 million to strengthen the evidence base needed for climate …
Powering 30by30 commitment through volunteering
Today, the Government has published its 30by30 Delivery Plan, backed by funding of up to £37 million a year over the next three years to accelerate practical action for nature. The plan sets out how government, landowners, farmers, businesses and communities will work …
Wild Again: Restoring England's Wildlife
Wild Again is the UK Government's umbrella campaign coordinating species reintroductions, conservation projects, and habitat restoration across England under one shared identity. The campaign spans the full breadth of nature recovery: large-scale reintroductions of beavers, pine martens and golden eagles; conservation work …
Working with nature across the government estate
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30by30, Biodiversity net gain, Environmental Improvement Plan, Land use, Landuse Framework, Local Nature Recovery Strategies, National Parks, Nature, Protected Landscapes, Tree planting, Woodland management
Restoring nature across the government estate – and beyond During London Climate Action Week, Defra published the Government Estate Nature Plan (GENP), the first plan of its kind globally, setting out how nature will be restored across government-owned land in England. In this …
Rooted in place: how the West Midlands Nature Investment Hub is connecting investment with nature
Place matters. Restoring nature, effective planning, decisions about land use, managing catchments – all depend on local factors. To successfully deliver our outcomes and make a real difference to people, Defra must operate effectively locally. This is crucial for everything we do – …
Supporting England’s peat: new grants for water management, wetter farming and restoration capacity
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Climate change, Environmental Improvement Plan, Farming, Food, Land use, Landuse Framework, Peat, Water
My name is Anika Dowling, and I am a policy advisor in Defra’s Peat team. In this blog I’ll set out what each new scheme offers and how you can apply. In the Environmental Improvement Plan, we announced our new Peatland Programme for 2026 to 2030. This month, we’ve launched …