Tag Archives: landscape scale
The state we’re in?
The report State of Nature published this week by twenty five conservation bodies paints a worrying picture of the decline of wildlife in the UK over the past 40-50 years. While there have been great individual success stories such as … Continue reading
Forests report – a conservation response
Ash disease and other pests and diseases – Austin Brady, Head of Conservation The Government response to the panel had its own long established timetable to follow, but this was dramatically cut across by developments on tree disease as the … Continue reading
Securing the Natural Environment White Paper
To mark one year of the Natural Environment White Paper (NEWP) an event entitled ‘Securing the value of nature’ was hosted yesterday by the think tank, Policy Exchange. It was lively and well attended with Ministers taking the opportunity to talk … Continue reading
SSSIs are great, let’s have more
The Joint Nature Conservation Committee recently asked for views on their revised guidance for designation of SSSIs (Sites of Special Scientific Interest). The Ancient Tree Forum, supported by the Woodland Trust, took the opportunity to highlight once again that wood … Continue reading
Is ‘larger than local’ strategic planning still relevant?
The beneficial aspects of Regional Spatial Strategies – including integrating environmental protection – must be retained and not swept away in any new planning framework, recommends a Commons Select Committee as it publishes its Second Report on Abolition of Regional Spatial … Continue reading
Talking trees with the House of Commons
Public Affairs (PA) at the Trust includes our Government Affairs team as well as the Campaigning and Conservation teams. These are the people who work hard talking up trees and woods to policy- and decision-makers, locally and nationally and at many … Continue reading
