Press releases 2010
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Farmers in AE schemes can continue supplementary feeding of livestock over festive period
(24 December 2010) In light of the persistent freezing conditions farmers will continue to be able to give their livestock additional feed on agri-environment scheme land without breaching their agreements, Natural England has confirmed.
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Winter farmland bird plots a success, study finds
(22 December 2010) A scientific survey of environmental schemes on farmland indicates that Government-funded measures to help birds in winter are working.
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Extra time for the Marine Conservation Zone Project
(17 December 2010) The Marine Conservation Zone Project Board has agreed to allow more time for the four regional MCZ projects to deliver their responsibilities.
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New guides bear fruit for orchards
(17 December 2010) Natural England reports provide latest advice on planting and looking after orchards.
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Natural England announces start dates for existing HLS applicants
(10 December 2010) Natural England is now contacting farmers who have applied to join the HLS scheme this year to give them start dates for their agreements. A number of priority cases will receive start dates this financial year and the remainder start dates from April 2011.
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(4 December 2010) Natural England recognises the severe problems faced by livestock farmers as a result of freezing weather conditions and has announced steps today to make it easier for them to feed their animals.
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(12 November 2010) Natural England announces School Wildlife Garden of the Year
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Landscape Photographer of the Year 2010
(25 October 2010) The subtle colours of a frosty morning at Corfe Castle shape the image that has won top prize in the search to find the ‘Landscape Photographer of the Year’. Dorset photographer, Antony Spencer, becomes the fourth person to win this prestigious title and the £10,000 prize. His picture was chosen by the judges from the thousands of entries that showcased the richly diverse landscape of the UK.
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Setting the record straight on HLS agreements
(22 October 2010) As part of its SR settlement, Defra announced that the HLS budget will grow by 83% by 2013/14 as compared with 2010/11. This increase for HLS is within an overall RDPE budget that will be maintained over the next three years.
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Return to the Fens for one of the UK’s rarest spiders
(22 October 2010) 3,000 fen raft spiders bred in Suffolk kitchen ready for release into the wild
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Natural England: latest scientific and technical reports
(21 October 2010) Natural England publishes a wide range of science and technical reports to help support our environmental delivery work and ensure that our advice to Government and others is based on the best available evidence.
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South West stretch of England coast path gears up for the Olympics
(15 October 2010) Natural England begins public consultation on plans for improved coastal access in Dorset
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State of the UK's Birds: a conservation barometer
(15 October 2010) As nations gather in Nagoya, Japan, next week, for the world biodiversity conference, a coalition of UK conservation organisations has today published a report using the UK’s birds as a barometer of conservation success.
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Cousins win Countryside Farmer of the Year at the ‘Oscars’ of the farming industry
(8 October 2010) Brian and Patrick Barker from Suffolk, who describe themselves as conservationists and farmers, have scooped the prestigious Countryside Farmer of the Year Award. They were presented with the trophy by Natural England’s Chair Poul Christensen during the Farmers Weekly Awards 2010 at London's Grosvenor House hotel last night (7 October).
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£3.6m boost for local community green spaces
(8 October 2010) Natural England announces latest round of Access to Nature grants funded by the Big Lottery Fund.
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Winners announced for British Wildlife Photography Awards 2010
(7 October 2010) The second British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) is proud to announce the winners for this year’s competition in this, the International Year of Biodiversity 2010.
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More than half a million hectares now coming into Uplands ELS as 3,000 farmers sign up
(29 September 2010) More than 500,000 hectares of farmland are coming under Uplands Entry Level Stewardship (Uplands ELS) as farmers join the scheme in increasing numbers, Natural England figures show.
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Rare moths living the high life in England’s protected tree-tops
(16 September 2010) An extensive, two year survey of moths in England’s protected woodlands has revealed the extraordinary range of threatened moth species living in our tree tops.
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Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment in England
(8 September 2010) The Annual Report of the 2009-10 Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment survey is now available on-line (in PDF form), following its publication this week.
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Fifteen new areas to give protection to UK seas
(20 August 2010) Fifteen new Marine Protected Areas were created today, designed to protect important habitats and species.
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Six stars for kingfisher hotel
(13 August 2010) A new hotel, custom-built for kingfishers, has had its first breeding success within a year of opening its doors.
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Statement on the Coastal Access project
(3 August 2010) The latest information on work to secure a long distance walking trail around the open coast of England
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Breeding spoonbills cause a stir
(3 August 2010) UK’s first breeding colony for 300 years sets up in Norfolk nature reserve
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More than quarter of a million hectares coming into Uplands ELS after 2,000 farmers sign up
(27 July 2010) More than 2,000 hill farmers have now signed up for the new Uplands Entry Level Stewardship (Uplands ELS) scheme, which will earn them £35,000 on average over the course of their agreement, according to Natural England’s figures.
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Rare species named for the first time by British public
(17 July 2010) Winners of the name a species competition announced. The British public choose common names for species with an identity crisis.
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Climate change continues to impact UK waters
(15 July 2010) Regional impacts identified and projected for our seas
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Urban wildlife and green spaces get £5.8 million boost
(6 July 2010) Access to Nature Programme funds 29 new projects in England’s towns and cities.
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Species for the people: public competition to name Britain’s forgotten wildlife
(26 June 2010) The Guardian, Natural England and Oxford University Museum of Natural History put a spotlight on nature’s ‘lesser-known- Latins.’ A species by another name, might be better cared for?
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Farmers urged to renew ELS agreements to avoid missing out
(23 June 2010) Natural England is urging farmers with expiring Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) agreements to renew as soon as possible in order to avoid a gap between agreements.
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Natural England withdraws as lead partner from white-tailed eagle reintroduction project
(14 June 2010) Natural England announced today (Monday 14 June) that it will not continue as lead partner in the current project for the reintroduction of white-tailed (sea) eagles to Suffolk.
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Caught on camera: Eagle owl raids hen harrier nest
(9 June 2010) Natural England and the RSPB confirmed today that an eagle owl in Bowland, Lancashire has been filmed on CCTV attacking a nesting female hen harrier - one of England’s rarest birds of prey.
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(8 June 2010) Natural England gets ready to celebrate Open Farm Sunday.
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Planting the seed to get kids stuck into wildlife friendly gardens
(3 June 2010) Last call for entries to the Big Wildlife Garden School’s competition
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The search is on for the UK’s best landscape
(18 May 2010)• UK Landscape Award to highlight how landscape projects are transforming communities
• Winner to represent UK in ‘Landscape Award of the Council of Europe’
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England's coastal path: the journey begins
(26 March 2010)• Natural England publishes methodology for developing all England coastal path
• Government approval of Coastal Access Scheme means implementation of route can now begin
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Rights of Way - A Big Step Forward
(25 March 2010) Report highlights a new way ahead for old public rights of way
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(19 March 2010) Birds on the move get set to flock to Natural England Reserves.
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For peat’s sake: nationally important carbon store under threat
(18 March 2010)• Natural England report highlights decline of a critical carbon store
• Three quarters of England’s deep peatlands are damaged or degraded
• Annual carbon losses equivalent to carbon emissions from over a third of a million homes
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New Forest to benefit from landmark conservation agreement
(17 March 2010) Natural England announces record-breaking £16 million conservation programme.
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Making space for renewable energy
(16 March 2010) Natural England guidance outlines systematic approach to assessment of on-shore wind energy
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Wildlife challenge: England’s lost and threatened species
(11 March 2010)First ever audit of all of England’s lost and declining native species
Centuries of conservation records go under the microscope
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Help your garden spring to life
(5 March 2010)School competition to encourage wildlife friendly gardening; Natural England’s Big Wildlife Garden website gives a helping hand for wildlife this spring.
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Have your say: Last call for views on Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks expansion
(4 March 2010) With two weeks to go to the end of the consultation on proposals to extend the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks, Natural England is encouraging people from across the country to air their views. The consultation began nearly three months ago and members of the public have until 17th March 2010 to give their thoughts on the important boundary changes that are being proposed.
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(23 February 2010) Response to the launch of the MPA Coalition - The MPA Coalition will be important channel for dialogue with fishing industry.
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(16 February 2010) Natural England wins award for substance misuse rehabilitation programme involving conservation work on National Nature Reserves.
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UK’s rarest farmland bird fights back with the help of farmers
(15 February 2010) New survey results show the cirl bunting – one of Britain’s most threatened songbirds - is continuing its comeback from the brink of extinction.
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Launch of Uplands Entry Level Stewardship
(9 February 2010) A new payment for hill farmers, aimed at rewarding them for combining food production with protecting their distinctive landscape and encouraging wildlife was launched today by Natural England and Defra.
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Natural England welcomes greater flexibility in upholding environmental regulations
(3 February 2010) Natural England welcomed today’s announcement by Defra of changes that will allow it to tackle breaches of environmental regulation in a more flexible manner than it has been able to do under existing legislation.
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Green Belts: more than lines on a map
(28 January 2010) The first major survey of the environmental state of Green Belt land and the benefits it provides for people and wildlife is published today in Green Belts: a Greener Future - a joint report produced by Natural England and the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE).
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ELS applications resume after improvements are completed ahead of schedule
(26 January 2010) Natural England is pleased to announce that farmers can now resume applying to join Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) after the applications system was successfully upgraded ahead of schedule.
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(21 January 2010) On 8th January 2010, Natural England called for restraint to avoid activities that will cause unnecessary disturbance to birdlife already suffering as a result of the cold weather. Conditions have improved, birds have largely recovered over the past few days. The period of voluntary restraint has ended. Natural England thanks all those who offered their cooperation and participated in reporting conditions.
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Latest Natural England reports
(19 January 2010) Natural England publishes a wide range of science and technical reports to help support our environmental delivery work and ensure that our advice, to Government and others, is based on the best available evidence.
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Protection for the dinosaur footprints frozen in time
(19 January 2010) Prehistoric prints to become England’s newest geological conservation site
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(12 January 2010) Natural England recognises the severe problems faced by livestock farmers as a result of freezing weather conditions and has announced steps today to make it easier for them to feed their animals.
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England’s first Marine Conservation Zone announced
(12 January 2010) Lundy Island, one of England’s most spectacular marine habitats, has today become England’s first Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ).
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Natural England and CFE join forces to help farmers deliver environmental gains
(11 January 2010) Farmers who want to deliver specific environmental achievements on their land, from increasing bird populations to protecting historic buildings, are to be given extra support and advice through a new range of “how to” leaflets launched today by Natural England.
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(8 January 2010) The successful bidders of the Crown Estate’s tender competition for the next generation of offshore wind farms were announced 8 January 2010 and Natural England commended the Crown Estate on a robust selection process which has taken proper account of the impacts on wildlife.
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(8 January 2010) For the duration of the severe cold weather period we are currently experiencing, Natural England is requesting that its licensees and members of the public show restraint to avoid activities that may cause unnecessary disturbance to wildfowl and other water birds already suffering as a result of the cold weather.
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Landscape photography exhibition at National Theatre
(21 December 2010) The ‘Landscape Photographer of the Year’ exhibition is at the National Theatre in London until 16 January 2011 and admission is free. Organised by ‘Take a view’, this year’s competition was supported by both Network Rail and Natural England.
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Mapping the future for key conservation areas
(11 March 2011) A series of colour-coded maps has been launched by Natural England, aimed at helping farmers choose the best Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) options for both their farms and the environment.
