Hose pipe spraying water on a lawn

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.

Sunshine behind field of wheat

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.

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Gardens

New permaculture centre opens in London

OmVed Gardens, the new hub for permaculture, biodiversity and community have completed their transformation with the addition of a hilltop village of buildings in North London.

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Wildlife

RHS and RSPB unite to champion Swifts

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is partnering with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) to create a show garden at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2025.

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Products

Vale Wildlife Hospital launches Hedgehog Food

Part of their ‘Happy Hedgehogs, Healthy Gardens’ campaign, Vale Wildlife Hospital launched Vale’s Hedgehog Food, designed to provide essential nutrients for hedgehogs.

Biodiversity Net Gain Map hosted by the Wildlife Trusts

Natural Capital

Interactive Biodiversity Net Gain map

Hosted by the Wildlife Trusts, the new map visualises England’s registered off-site Biodiversity Net Gain delivery sites.

Butterfly on grass

Wildlife

Next level No Mow May

Butterfly Conservation is campaigning for people to take No Mow May to the next level and pledge to leave grass to grow long from April to September.

A hedgehog in the grass looking for food

Wildlife

Hedgehog Awareness Week 2025

For this year’s Hedgehog Awareness Week, the British Hedgehog Preservation Society is asking people to ‘give hedgehogs the edge’.