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Plan to revive Britain's meadows

1:01pm Friday 7th June 2013

Sixty "Coronation meadows" have been identified across the UK as part of a Coronation anniversary campaign to restore threatened wildflower meadows.

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Cull badgers for 25 years, says Paterson

12:22pm Tuesday 28th May 2013

OWEN PATERSON, the environment secretary, has told The Sunday Times he has drawn up plans for a big expansion of badger culling — including allowing farmers the freedom to shoot the animals — before the first two controversial trial culls have even begun.

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British wildlife in danger of disappearing, say scientists

12:02pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

UK nature is in trouble – that is the conclusion of a groundbreaking report published by a coalition of leading conservation and research organisations.

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Smallholder magazine criticises government plans for badger cull

12:00am Saturday 11th May 2013

Britain’s oldest specialist agricultural journal has condemned government plans to shoot thousands of badgers.

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Forestry Commission declares war on oak tree caterpillar

9:19am Wednesday 8th May 2013

The Forestry Commission is planning aerial spraying of an area of woodland near Pangbourne in West Berkshire.

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Brian May to speak at anti badger cull rally

10:06am Friday 19th April 2013

Rock star and RSPCA supporter Dr Brian May is to speak at a public meeting this Saturday (April 22) to oppose plans to kill thousands of badgers in England.

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Further delay for domestic Renewable Heat Initiative

6:00am Friday 29th March 2013

The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) for domestic customers has been hit by further delays.

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More bad news for starlings - RSPB annual survey

10:33am Thursday 28th March 2013

Starlings, house sparrows and other threatened garden birds have suffered a further decline in their numbers over the past year, new figures show.

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Government announces nature review

5:00pm Saturday 23rd March 2013

The government has announced a review of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC). The JNCC provides evidence and advice to underpin the Government’s environmental policies.

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Barn owls make a comeback

1:41pm Friday 8th March 2013

Barn owls appear to be making a comeback.  In one of Britain's worst years for wildlife, they have bucked the trend by increasing in numbers on farms.

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