Environment
Somerset farm fined £16k for two pollution charges
A Somerset farm has been fined a total of £16,000 and ordered to pay costs of £3,220 by Taunton Magistrates...
Environment
Environment
Nature Conservation Committee chair to serve further 6 months
Interim chair of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Charles Banner, will serve a further six months. The appointment will now...
Environment
UK Govt launches new plan to boost 'nature recovery'
The UK Government has published new plans to boost “nature recovery” on land and at sea. The new plans –...
Environment
Natural England seeks views on 5,000ha Shropshire nature reserve extension
Natural England is seeking the views of people in Shropshire on a proposed 5,000ha extension to the Stiperstones National Nature...
Environment
APHA seeks senior officer to lead wildlife department
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking a senior scientific officer to lead in its discipline of wildlife...
Environment
Burnley farmer faces £1,000 fine for illegal burning
A farmer in Burnley has been ordered to pay more than £1,000 after Burnley Council took legal action to stop...
Environment
£3.3m project aims to 'eliminate dependence' on nitrogen fertilisers
A new £3.3 million, UK government backed, research project has been launched to test a new approach to grassland farming...
Environment
Farmers urged to use inhibitor when applying urea fertilisers this spring
Farmers in England are being urged by the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) to use an inhibitor when applying urea fertilisers...
Environment
Devon farm fined over £4k for polluting watercourse with slurry
Bycott Farm Ltd of Halberton, Devon, has been fined a total of £4,300 for charges related to polluting a watercourse...
Environment
Effects of flooding on farms 'heartbreaking' - Chatterton
Mark Chatterton, the Head of Agriculture at one of the largest accountancy firms in the UK, Duncan and Toplis, has...
N.Ireland
Barn owls in Down defy the odds with surprise winter brood
A pair of barn owls has surprised and shocked conservationists in Co. Down with the arrival of an extremely late...
Environment
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust receives £14k for Craddock's Moss project
The Staffordshire Wildlife Trust has received £14,700 for its Craddock’s Moss project after the Environment Agency accepted an Enforcement Undertaking...
N.Ireland
DAERA announces £1.6m in funding for agri-food projects
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced new co-funding awards for agri-food and environmental projects totalling...
Environment
LEAF sustainable farming scholarship to open in March
Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF) will open the Caroline Drummond Scholarship for Innovation in Sustainability will open for applications in...
Environment
Survey launched on Pentland Hills nature enhancement project
The public is being asked to contribute views through a survey on a nature enhancement project across half of the...
Environment
SLE expresses concern over Scottish deer management proposals
Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has expressed concern around the creation of NatureScot’s Deer Management Nature Restoration Orders. The Scottish government...
Environment
Scottish gov launches managing deer for nature consultation
The Scottish government has today (Friday, January 5) launched a managing deer for climate and nature consultation. The consultation seeks...
Environment
Scottish fly-tippers now face fines of £500
Fly-tipping offences in Scotland are now punishable by on-the-spot fines of £500 as new regulations come into force. The new...
