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Ramblers to recreate 1932 protest over countryside access for people of colour

A group of ramblers will recreate a 90-year-old protest on Sunday to argue the UK Government is doing “nowhere near enough” to improve access to the countryside for people of colour. The Right to Roam campaign is celebrating the 90th anniversary of ...

23 Apr 2022 at 03:55

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Housebuilder Countryside puts itself on the market after investor pressure

Housebuilder Countryside has put itself up for sale weeks after rejecting a takeover bid. Countryside Partnerships told shareholders on Monday it has hired advisers from Rothschild & Co to oversee the potential sale process. Last month, ...

13 Jun 2022 at 14:11

PM urged to fast track not back track on ambitious nature-friendly farming plans

Rishi Sunak should “fast track, not back track” on nature-friendly farming reforms, conservation groups have urged. Wildlife and Countryside Link is urging the new Prime Minister to maintain and boost funding for the new environmental ...

02 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Government ‘limping backwards on protecting 30% of England for nature’

The Government is “limping backwards” on efforts to protect 30% of England’s land and sea for nature, conservationists have said. A report by the Wildlife and Countryside Link coalition of nature and green groups warned that ...

19 Oct 2022 at 01:01

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Vistry agrees £1.25bn takeover of housebuilding rival Countryside

Housebuilder Vistry Group has agreed a takeover of rival Countryside Properties in a deal worth around £1.25 billion. Vistry – formerly known as Bovis Homes – said the cash and share offer totals about 249p a share and ...

05 Sept 2022 at 09:09

Fresh demands to strengthen hunting law amid Boxing Day parades

More than 430 convictions under the Hunting Act have been secured over a decade, figures reveal amid demands to strengthen the law as Boxing Day parades get under way. Labour recommitted to closing “loopholes” in the ...

26 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Increased payments for farmers to protect the environment

Farmers are to get increased payments for protecting and boosting nature, the Government has announced as it faces pressure to deliver new environmental subsidies. Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference, Farming ...

05 Jan 2023 at 13:45

Ban soil imports to save native plant and animal species, say conservationists

Wildlife conservationists are calling for a ban on importing foreign soil to the UK to stop non-native invasive species contributing to the decline of British nature. Insects, seeds and microorganisms can hitch a ...

15 May 2023 at 16:26

Jeremy Hunt among Tories at risk as rural support for Labour soars – poll

A surge in support for Labour among rural voters could jeopardise several Cabinet ministers’ chances of re-election, including Jeremy Hunt, polling suggests. A poll published on Sunday found support for the ...

28 May 2023 at 00:01

Petition signed by 164,000 to save ‘important’ Autumnwatch handed to BBC

A petition to save “important” TV nature series Autumnwatch has been delivered to Broadcasting House, the London headquarters of the BBC. Marion Veal, 61, from Bromley, started the Change.org petition, ...

03 Apr 2023 at 15:30

‘Chemical cocktails’ polluting waters and poisoning wildlife, analysis shows

“Chemical cocktails” are polluting England’s rivers, lakes and groundwater sites and poisoning wildlife, analysis has revealed. Around 100 chemicals, including PFAS forever chemicals, pesticides and ...

24 May 2023 at 00:01

Take out stiles and help ‘trespassers’ back to the path, farmers advised

Farmers should add self-closing gates instead of stiles where possible to make access to the countryside for the public easier, new official guidance says. It is part of guidance issued to farmers ...

09 Feb 2022 at 11:55

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