HS2: failing in its vision, one phase at a time
Ian Jelley sets out the HS2 ambition vs the reality as seen in recent weeks.
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Nature recovery needs Government's new plan to succeed - but wildlife declines will persist
Dramatic increase of £1.2bn extra per year is needed to restore nature say The Wildlife Trusts
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Enjoy the latest photos sent in by readers of Nature News, with an interesting leucistic magpie and a great hedgehog video from Helen Scarsbrook.
Government’s planning reforms must address the nature and climate crisis
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust calls for a new designation – Wildbelt – to allow nature’s recovery and urges the public to rewild the planning system by responding to the Government's…
New planning proposals will fail to protect nature
Today the Government announced the publication of a White Paper, Planning for the Future.
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust believes there are fundamental flaws in the current planning system…
HS2 in Warwickshire
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust's position on HS2
Bad news for bees: Government reverses ban on bee-killing neonicotinoids
The Government has bowed to pressure from the National Farmers Union and agreed to authorise the use of the highly damaging neonicotinoid, thiamethoxam, for the treatment of sugar beet seed in…
Two cheers for the Government’s decision to “take a fresh look” at HS2.
But plans remain in place for unacceptable levels of environmental impact in Warwickshire.
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New report launched – why HS2 will cost nature too much
It's time to Stop and Rethink HS2. A new report from The Wildlife Trusts reveals the sheer scale of potential damage to wildlife and wild places.
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