Solar farm shock decision will destroy legally protected wildlife site
A decision to build on a legally protected area of lowland acid grassland – one of the largest areas of this flower-rich habitat in England – has been met with disbelief
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HS2 decision will destroy precious wild places
The Wildlife Trusts call for a redesign.
Today the Government gave the green light to the High Speed 2 rail project, without acknowledging the devastating impact on the hundreds of precious…
Protected areas
Protecting places to save their wildlife and habitats has been at the heart of what we do since we were founded more than 100 years ago. Today The Wildlife Trusts care for more than 2,300 nature reserves - woods, meadows, marshes, city parks. At sea we campaign for Marine Protected Areas - parts of the seabed where wildlife is protected. Find out more about the different types of protected wildlife sites in the UK.
Marine Protected Areas
Information on Marine Protected Areas MPA, Marine Conservation Zones MCZ and other protected areas in UK seas and waters. Protected areas in UK seas are an essential part of protecting marine wildlife and habitats.
High Court decision on HS2 does not deliver for wildlife
The Wildlife Trusts are saddened to hear today’s High Court decision to allow HS2’s enabling and clearing work to continue. The risk these construction works place on irreplaceable habitat is…
Progress to Protect England’s Marine Protected Areas
Proposals to ban damaging fishing activity in 13 Marine Protected Areas is welcome, but do they truly move these areas on from being more than just 'paper parks'. Director of Marine…
The Wildlife Trusts explore legal challenge to Government decision to allow emergency use of neonicotinoid
Emergency authorisation was refused in 2018 – what’s changed?
Wildlife laws under threat: protected species
With a second reading of the Retained EU Laws Bill expected tomorrow, we’ve been sharing a series of blogs about the laws and regulations designed to protect nature that are under threat. Today,…
Highly Protected Marine Areas
A look at why we need Highly Protected Marine Areas, and how they differ from Marine Protected Areas.
Marine Protected Areas in Alderney
The Marine Protected Areas around Alderney
Highly Protected Marine Areas
Highly Protected Marine Areas could be the gold standard of marine protection: the first of their kind in the UK.
Marine Protected Areas in England
Marine Protected Areas in England, including Marine Conservation Zones MCZs, safeguard special areas of the sea and offer our wildlife a chance to recover and thrive.