Environment
Companies donate £30,000 to river charity following rotting potato pollution
Two companies have agreed to donate nearly £30,000 to a river charity after a rotting potato pile in a warehouse polluted a tributary of the River…
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Farmers and landowners urged to return grey partridge counts
Farmers who took part in the Partridge Count Scheme this spring are being urged to return their counts to the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. The…
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England's peatland to be restored under new £10m grant scheme
England's peatland areas will be restored under a new cash injection of £10m, the government has announced. With a total area size of 10,000 football…
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Restored tariffs to trigger new wave of on-farm green gas plants
Restored renewable heat tariffs will trigger a new wave of on-farm green gas plants, according to the UK’s green gas industry. The restoring of…
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Man sentenced to 26 months in prison after operating illegal waste site on farm
A man has been sentenced to 26 months in prison for operating an illegal waste site on a farm in Worcestershire. John Bruce, aged 45, was sentenced…
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Two farming brothers aim to feed one million bees
Two Suffolk farming brothers are aiming to feed a million bumblebees this year to help reverse the decline in these vital pollinators. Mark and Paul…
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Farming industry and green campaigners attack environment watchdog
The government's proposed environmental watchdog has come under attack by the farming industry and green campaigners. A Defra consultation, which…
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Consultation launched on new environmental watchdog
Defra has kick-started a consultation to ensure the establishment of a body to hold the government to account for environmental outcomes. The new…
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91 percent of UK public want farmers paid to protect nature
Ninety-one percent of the UK public want the government to pay farmers to protect nature, with 85 percent believing there is less wildlife in the…
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Farmers put in place measures to aid farmland bats
Environmental measures farmers are putting in place for birds and bees could be aiding another popular farmland creature, a new study has revealed…
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