Multiple parishes have taken conducted their own nature recovery plans to conserve and enhance biodiversity in their area. East Cambrigeshire District council has now published four of nature recovery plans on their website which can be read here: Community based Nature Recovery Plans | East Cambridgeshire District Council You will find four reports – Fordham, […]
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The Environment Agency’s Fisheries and Biodiversity Team has a fund available for small biodiversity projects, normally up to £5k per project related to rivers, wetlands, wet habitats and species. The fund needs to be spent by March 2026, and preference is given to projects that enhance riparian habitats and species. If you think you have
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A century ago, Britain’s landscapes were speckled with ponds. Today, more than half have vanished, notes geographer Lucy Clarke. Though small, these waterbodies have an outsized ecological impact. As Clarke puts it, they “punch far above their weight in ecological value,” and their importance is only increasing as the climate warms. Clarke, of Nottingham Trent
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From summer heatwaves to winter downpours, Britain’s climate is becoming more extreme and unpredictable. Experts at Cambridge University Botanic Garden are busy working out which plants are most likely to survive. Their 5 tips: Know the site – what is the climate of the garden and what plants suit this climate? Change the mindset – A
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Awareness has been growing around the distressing state of one of our region’s most important freshwater habitats – the chalk streams. With around 85% of the global habitat occurring in the UK, and most in the south of England, these amazing waterways have been garnering a lot of attention due to very low flows, and
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The UK Government has extended the ban on burning vegetation on deep peat in England. This means three times more peatland is now legally protected from this damaging, outdated practice. Banning burning will help in the work to keep peatlands wet. This not only protects precious peatland habitats but also improves air quality for local communities
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Follow this guide to build a storage cage for all the raked leaves from your garden. Why do it? Leaf-mould is one of nature’s gifts in the garden, so don’t just hoover your leaves up and chuck them in the rubbish. Let’s use them for nature! The fact that they can be a hibernation home
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LicheN is a new mobile app developed by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) that uses lichens to measure the effects of atmospheric nitrogen pollution. It builds on a field guide produced in collaboration with the Natural History Museum, University of Nottingham, SNIFFER, JNCC, NatureScot, Scottish Environment Protection Agency, and the Northern Ireland
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FREE Community minibus connecting Ely with WWT Welney Wetland Centre. You will depart from Ely train station via Oliver Cromwell’s House (Ely Tourist Information Centre) arriving at WWT Welney 30 minutes later. You will then have about 3 hours 15 minutes to explore WWT Welney Wetland centre before departing for the return journey direct to
The Banking on Butterflies project is a partnership between the Wildlife Trust and the University of Cambridge ’s Department of Zoology. The project included the building of butterfly mounds across Bedfordshire. Earlier this month, a new butterfly mound was built at Trumpington Meadows just outside Cambridge. Click here For more Information
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