Natural England - Press releases 2010
Press releases 2010
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More than quarter of a million hectares coming into Uplands ELS after 2,000 farmers sign up
(27 July 2010) More than 2,000 hill farmers have now signed up for the new Uplands Entry Level Stewardship (Uplands ELS) scheme, which will earn them £35,000 on average over the course of their agreement, according to Natural England’s figures.
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Rare species named for the first time by British public
(17 July 2010) Winners of the name a species competition announced. The British public choose common names for species with an identity crisis.
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Climate change continues to impact UK waters
(15 July 2010) Regional impacts identified and projected for our seas
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Urban wildlife and green spaces get £5.8 million boost
(6 July 2010) Access to Nature Programme funds 29 new projects in England’s towns and cities.
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Species for the people: public competition to name Britain’s forgotten wildlife
(26 June 2010) The Guardian, Natural England and Oxford University Museum of Natural History put a spotlight on nature’s ‘lesser-known- Latins.’ A species by another name, might be better cared for?
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Farmers urged to renew ELS agreements to avoid missing out
(23 June 2010) Natural England is urging farmers with expiring Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) agreements to renew as soon as possible in order to avoid a gap between agreements.
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Natural England withdraws as lead partner from white-tailed eagle reintroduction project
(14 June 2010) Natural England announced today (Monday 14 June) that it will not continue as lead partner in the current project for the reintroduction of white-tailed (sea) eagles to Suffolk.
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Caught on camera: Eagle owl raids hen harrier nest
(9 June 2010) Natural England and the RSPB confirmed today that an eagle owl in Bowland, Lancashire has been filmed on CCTV attacking a nesting female hen harrier - one of England’s rarest birds of prey.
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(8 June 2010) Natural England gets ready to celebrate Open Farm Sunday.
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Planting the seed to get kids stuck into wildlife friendly gardens
(3 June 2010) Last call for entries to the Big Wildlife Garden School’s competition
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The search is on for the UK’s best landscape
(18 May 2010)
• UK Landscape Award to highlight how landscape projects are transforming communities
• Winner to represent UK in ‘Landscape Award of the Council of Europe’
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England's coastal path: the journey begins
(26 March 2010)
• Natural England publishes methodology for developing all England coastal path
• Government approval of Coastal Access Scheme means implementation of route can now begin
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Rights of Way - A Big Step Forward
(25 March 2010) Report highlights a new way ahead for old public rights of way
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(19 March 2010) Birds on the move get set to flock to Natural England Reserves.
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For peat’s sake: nationally important carbon store under threat
(18 March 2010)
• Natural England report highlights decline of a critical carbon store
• Three quarters of England’s deep peatlands are damaged or degraded
• Annual carbon losses equivalent to carbon emissions from over a third of a million homes
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New Forest to benefit from landmark conservation agreement
(17 March 2010) Natural England announces record-breaking £16 million conservation programme.
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Making space for renewable energy
(16 March 2010) Natural England guidance outlines systematic approach to assessment of on-shore wind energy
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Wildlife challenge: England’s lost and threatened species
(11 March 2010)
First ever audit of all of England’s lost and declining native species
Centuries of conservation records go under the microscope
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Help your garden spring to life
(5 March 2010)
School competition to encourage wildlife friendly gardening; Natural England’s Big Wildlife Garden website gives a helping hand for wildlife this spring.
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Have your say: Last call for views on Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks expansion
(4 March 2010) With two weeks to go to the end of the consultation on proposals to extend the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks, Natural England is encouraging people from across the country to air their views. The consultation began nearly three months ago and members of the public have until 17th March 2010 to give their thoughts on the important boundary changes that are being proposed.
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(23 February 2010) Response to the launch of the MPA Coalition - The MPA Coalition will be important channel for dialogue with fishing industry.
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(16 February 2010) Natural England wins award for substance misuse rehabilitation programme involving conservation work on National Nature Reserves.
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UK’s rarest farmland bird fights back with the help of farmers
(15 February 2010) New survey results show the cirl bunting – one of Britain’s most threatened songbirds - is continuing its comeback from the brink of extinction.
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Launch of Uplands Entry Level Stewardship
(9 February 2010) A new payment for hill farmers, aimed at rewarding them for combining food production with protecting their distinctive landscape and encouraging wildlife was launched today by Natural England and Defra.
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Natural England welcomes greater flexibility in upholding environmental regulations
(3 February 2010) Natural England welcomed today’s announcement by Defra of changes that will allow it to tackle breaches of environmental regulation in a more flexible manner than it has been able to do under existing legislation.
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Green Belts: more than lines on a map
(28 January 2010) The first major survey of the environmental state of Green Belt land and the benefits it provides for people and wildlife is published today in Green Belts: a Greener Future - a joint report produced by Natural England and the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE).
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ELS applications resume after improvements are completed ahead of schedule
(26 January 2010) Natural England is pleased to announce that farmers can now resume applying to join Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) after the applications system was successfully upgraded ahead of schedule.
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(21 January 2010) On 8th January 2010, Natural England called for restraint to avoid activities that will cause unnecessary disturbance to birdlife already suffering as a result of the cold weather. Conditions have improved, birds have largely recovered over the past few days. The period of voluntary restraint has ended. Natural England thanks all those who offered their cooperation and participated in reporting conditions.
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Latest Natural England reports
(19 January 2010) Natural England publishes a wide range of science and technical reports to help support our environmental delivery work and ensure that our advice, to Government and others, is based on the best available evidence.
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Protection for the dinosaur footprints frozen in time
(19 January 2010) Prehistoric prints to become England’s newest geological conservation site
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(12 January 2010) Natural England recognises the severe problems faced by livestock farmers as a result of freezing weather conditions and has announced steps today to make it easier for them to feed their animals.
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England’s first Marine Conservation Zone announced
(12 January 2010) Lundy Island, one of England’s most spectacular marine habitats, has today become England’s first Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ).
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Natural England and CFE join forces to help farmers deliver environmental gains
(11 January 2010) Farmers who want to deliver specific environmental achievements on their land, from increasing bird populations to protecting historic buildings, are to be given extra support and advice through a new range of “how to” leaflets launched today by Natural England.
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(8 January 2010) The successful bidders of the Crown Estate’s tender competition for the next generation of offshore wind farms were announced 8 January 2010 and Natural England commended the Crown Estate on a robust selection process which has taken proper account of the impacts on wildlife.
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(8 January 2010) For the duration of the severe cold weather period we are currently experiencing, Natural England is requesting that its licensees and members of the public show restraint to avoid activities that may cause unnecessary disturbance to wildfowl and other water birds already suffering as a result of the cold weather.
