Exclusive: allowing firms to dodge biodiversity protections by paying into levy will harm nature and economy, say 100 experts in letterThe UK government has been accused of “rushing through” planning changes that could give...
Read MoreSeven out of 10 targets have little likelihood of being met by 2030, Office for Environmental Protection saysThe government will not meet its targets to save wildlife in England and Northern Ireland and is failing on almost all...
Read MoreHousing minister announces exemption to 10% net gain rule in England for smaller developmentsThe government has broken its promise to protect nature by weakening planning rules for housing developers, groups have said.While...
Read MoreRoyal couple’s desire for more privacy means 2.3-mile perimeter exclusion zone and less public land for walkersFor almost two decades Tina has enjoyed early morning walks through Windsor Great Park’s ancient-oak studded open...
Read MoreLondon assembly committee says move will increase cleanliness of waterways and offer more access to outdoors Ten new wild swimming locations should be created in London, a report from the London assembly has said, to boost...
Read MoreResearch shows difficulties ahead for ministers if they are to keep manifesto pledge to extend riverside public accessCampaigners in Devon are calling for a right to the riverbank after finding their local river, the Dart, has...
Read MoreBackbencher says ‘it’s time to resolve the issues of access to the English countryside once and for all’Labour backbenchers are pressing the government to revive a right to roam policy in England after a supreme court ruling...
Read MoreMayor to make major policy shift and say scale of housing crisis requires breaking tabooSadiq Khan is announcing plans to build on parts of London’s green belt, in a dramatic shift in housing policy aimed at tackling “the most...
Read MoreExclusive: RSPB and National Trust among groups saying rhetoric from Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer at odds with public sentimentNature charities with a combined membership of about 8 million people are pressing the prime...
Read MoreRHS says ensuring access to green space as part of housebuilding push could help ease pressure on NHSRequirements for gardens and the planting of trees must be included in Labour’s planned new rules for housebuilders, green...
Read MoreGuardian investigation finds pupils at England’s wealthiest schools have much greater access to land, with implications for mental healthAnalysis: Green space better for young brains than we realisedHow England’s top private...
Read MoreExclusive: Party wants to appeal to voters’ patriotism by improving access to nature and green spacesLocal communities would be given the right to buy up derelict eyesores and turn them into parks under a Labour government,...
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