Natural England - Press releases 2008
Press releases 2008
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Primary school kids go scrub bashing!
(30 January 2009)
Children from two local primary schools braved the winter weather in the name of conservation, when they pitched in to help Natural England with scrub clearing on the Derbyshire Dales National Nature Reserve.
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Targeting money to the East Midlands most important landscapes
(30 January 2009) Natural England announces new approach to green farming schemes. Some of the East Midlands' most treasured landscapes, containing some of the county's most threatened wildlife, valuable heritage and fantastic places to enjoy will be the focus of targeted conservation efforts delivered through green farming schemes, under a new approach to environmental farming payments, announced by Natural England today (Wednesday 26 November).
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Great Crested Newts find new lease of life on Derbyshire farm
(30 January 2009) Pond restoration on a Matlock farm is revitalising a wildlife haven.
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Reviving Lincolnshire’s wetlands
(19 November 2008) Natural England announces £2m boost for wetland projects across England
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Northamptonshire farm scoops national prize in Future of Farming Awards
(30 January 2009) Cornflowers, cowslips and oystercatchers have helped Northamptonshire farmer, David Hutchinson, scoop the top national prize, in Natural England's prestigious Future of Farming Award, it was announced today.
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(4 June 2008) Natural England is calling on farmers attending the Cereals 2008 event in Lincolnshire next week (11-12 June), to find out about how they can access financial support for protecting and enhancing the natural environments on their farms.
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(7 November 2008) An arable farmer from Nottinghamshire has shown his commitment to enhancing the landscape and wildlife on his farm by signing up to Natural England’s Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) scheme.
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The East Midlands needs a new approach to conservation, says Natural England
(7 November 2008) Natural England is calling for a new approach to managing the East Midlands’ natural environment if it is to stand any chance of adapting to the next 50 years of unavoidable climate change and the modern pressures of development.
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See the sunrise at Dawn Chorus walks on Sunday 4 May
(30 April 2008) Walk your way to health in Northamptonshire
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Matlock children challenged to walk the food chain at local farm
(30 April 2008) Eighteen GCSE students from Highfields School in Matlock will be spending a day at a local farm on Thursday 8 May to find out where their food comes from as part of a Natural England challenge.
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Gainsborough students challenged to walk the food chain at local farm
(30 April 2008) GCSE students from Castle Hills School in Gainsborough will be spending the first of two days at a local farm on Wednesday 7 May to find out where their food comes from as part of the Natural England East Midlands School Challenge.
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Natural England launches its Future of Farming Awards 2008
(7 April 2008) Farmers and farm managers across England are invited to enter Natural England’s 2008 Future of Farming Awards.
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Wash clean-up awash with plastic
(7 November 2008) Traffic cones, fridges and vast quantities of plastic were just some of the items of rubbish found by a band of volunteers during a spring clean of The Wash National Nature Reserve (NNR) on Sunday.
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(7 November 2008) Spring visitors to Natural England’s nature reserves on the Lincolnshire coast are starting to see summer visitors of the feathered variety.
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A picture-perfect solution to a problem badger sett
(7 November 2008) A novel solution to a badger problem has helped keep a multi-million pound water project right on track.
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Wildlife and shellfish industry to prosper thanks to new fishery management agreement in The Wash
(7 November 2008) Wildlife and fishermen in The Wash are to benefit from a new agreement to improve shellfish management and protect the natural environment.
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(7 November 2008) Natural England and the RSPB are offering young people the chance to get creative this Saturday (26 January), at the Garden Bird Bonanza in Derby’s Market Place.
