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Wildlife trust issues proceedings in legal action against the government   The Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) have issued proceedings in the High Court regarding their challenge to the government’s choice of route for a new highway and associated homes in between Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge.   The group sent a pre-action protocol letter…

RSPB press release: The RSPB demands governments stop talking and start acting to save nature Over half of British people (63%) want stronger laws to protect our environment Seven out of ten British people (68%) would like to see an independent body set up in their country to enforce environmental laws And, nine out of…

The idea of giving an outgoing Chair of a statutory agency the opportunity to reflect on the state of the world is a good one – particularly if they grasp the opportunity , which Andrew Sells did this morning. He went out of his way to talk up vicarious liability and removal of the general…

Giving evidence to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee this morning, the outgoing Chair of Natural England, Andrew Sells, said that he, personally (ie not as NE Chair), favoured the introduction of vicarious liability for wildlife crimes. He added that he was surprised that Defra had ruled it out. Mr Sells did not have…

Order your copy of Remarkable Birds before 7 December and it will be posted to any UK address, signed by the author, in time for Christmas. Suitable for keen birdwatchers and those hardly interested in birds alike as the artwork is superb and the text full of interesting facts and stories about birds.  See reviews…