53 h. ago Natural England boss reveals concern over budget for nature restoration

The head of the Government’s official environment advisors said the expected tight spending settlement will pose ‘big challenges’ for nature recovery.

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8 d. ago Chris Packham accuses government bill of being a ‘licence to destroy nature’

The Nature Restoration Fund came under the microscope during a talk at the 2025 Hay Festival of Literature and Arts

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1 week ago Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere Partnership receives new funding from South of Scotland Enterprise

The money from South of Scotland Enterprise will help support a number of projects, including boosting efforts to restore nature at a landscape scale and a red squirrel conservation scheme.

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3 w. ago Sir David Attenborough admits 'if this doesn't work, I don't know what will' as he turns 99

The natural history veteran has this week launched his heartfelt campaign to restore our seas to their former glory, just a few weeks before the UN summit in France

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3 w. ago Scotland’s endangered wildcats could be saved in massive 800 sq mile Highland rewilding plan

The new Affric Highlands charity has set out ambitious plans to restore nature and wildlife over a sweeping area from Loch Ness to the west coast.

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3 w. ago Restoring species such as beavers, elk and bison ‘crucial’ for nature – charity

Rewilding Britain is supporting 13 initiatives, including ones restoring lost species to help nature, people and climate.

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last month You absolute ! Brits’ inventive way with words instils a certain kind of pride | Digested week

After a poll on unnecessarily crude terms, good news on a male contraceptive – and the restorative nature of a solo trip to IkeaYouGov – which you might have thought would be otherwise occupied as byelection season comes upon us, but no matter – has released the results of a poll on which swearwords people in the UK find most-to-least offensive. I shall not go into details here in a family newspaper. Suffice it to say that the one you’d expect is in first position and “arse” is – ahem – bringing up the rear. Continue reading...

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