Trees & Shrubs
Newton Nursery to boost timber and woodland creation across Scotland
The £26m facility was created to meet woodland targets will help support the sustainable management of national forests and land.
Wildlife
Seeds of concern: How the drought threatens nature’s pantry
With the drought impacting blooms density and endurance, is the heat stress affecting seed and berry yields, posing a danger for food resources for birds?
Business
Water Matters: HTA pushes for long term resilience plan
The prolonged hot and dry weather has severely affected the horticultural industry, underscoring the urgent need for long-term water resilience measures, beyond short-term crisis interventions like flood and drought relief.
Wildlife
Hedgehogs struggle as heatwaves continue
Heatwaves in the UK are proving deadly for hedgehogs, with experts sharing urgent warnings as beloved species struggles to survive in the extreme weather.
Wildlife
London Wildlife Trust: In search of Dragonfly Detectives
To understand more about their distribution, the London Wildlife Trust is looking for ‘Dragonfly Detectives’ to ascertain London’s population of hawkers, chasers, skimmers and damsels
Gardens
Sold down the plot: Allotments at risk?
Last weekend’s news reported a concerning story that the Deputy Prime Minister granted councils the authority to sell allotments to finance spending.
Gardens
Blueprint for flood resilience: Flood Re opens Howbery Park garden
Flood Re launches their permanent, free public access, flood resilient garden at Howbery Park in Oxfordshire, helping to develop resilient approaches to flooding.
Charity
Bumblebee charity issues urgent plea for support
Amidst an unprecedented crisis for bumblebees, the Bumblebee Conservation Trust faces substantial financial constraints, impeding the provision of essential support for the pollinators.
Wildlife
Less rain, fewer blooms: The push for more drought resistant plants for pollinators
On account of the reduced blooms on summer flowers, the Royal Horticultural Society has said that drought resistant plants have never been more important for pollinators
Environment
Laboratory experiments on magnets provide insights into tipping points
New study reveals that the way ecosystems collapse, abruptly or gradually, may depend on internal complexity, much like how magnetic materials behave under stress.
Natural Capital
Proposed BNG exemptions undermine nature recovery and biodiversity market
Research reveals the scale of current claimed exemptions, raising concerns for the intended nature recovery and viability of the biodiversity unit market if BNG requirements are removed for small sites.
Wildlife
Get out for the butterfly count
The Big Butterfly Count has reopened for 2025, running between the 18th of July and 10th of August.
Events
Serge Hill Symposium ‘Working with water: From engineering to ecology’
Hosted by Tom Stuart-Smith Studio, a two-day symposium covering all things water, from river restoration, the installation of water features to creating natural swimming ponds, for gardens large and small.
Environment
Fenugreek and Okra can remove microplastics from water
Stringy, sticky polymers extracted from sliced okra and blended fenugreek seeds can trap microplastics in a variety of water sources.
Design
Urban greening: Wisteria bus station
The ‘bus pergola’ in Heerlen, the Netherlands, is a fine example of urban greening, integral to the revitalised Maankwartier city centre.
Wildlife
Results 2025 Big Farmland Bird Count
Providing a snapshot of bird life, the annual GWCT Big Farmland Bird Count allows farmers and landowners across the UK to measure the impact of their conservation efforts.
Environment
First hosepipe ban in Yorkshire
Effective on Friday, Yorkshire will be the first UK county to implement water usage restrictions due to the prolonged period of dry weather.
Environment
Severn Trent urges customers to help save water
Following the dramatic drop in rainfall during record hot weather, Severn Trent Water urges Staffordshire customers to save water as reservoir level fall.
Wildlife
SongBird Survival appeals to the public to stop feeding birds this summer, offering water instead
As some parts of the UK experience drought, the bird charity highlights unintended consequences of feeding birds in this hot summer weather.
Environment
Rising likelihood of longer and hotter UK heatwaves
New study Met Office scientists detailed the increasing likelihood of extreme temperatures in the UK, revealing that the chance of exceeding 40°C in the UK is accelerating at pace.
