• U-turn on fracking in SSSIs undermines the Government's nature ambitions
    I spent yesterday in Defra talking about its two 25 year plans - for food and farming and a separate one for biodiversity. There is a rather obvious need to broaden the farming strategy beyond growth...
  • Some reflections on the new Government's ambitions for nature.
    After last night's drama, the focus for the nature conservation community now turns to the detail of the Conservative Party manifesto . It's worth re-reading as it obviously now represents the agenda...
  • RSPB joins complaint against UK Government for not setting environmental targets
    (c) Ben Andrew (rspb-images.com) Today’s blog is written by Pip Goodwin, Senior Policy Officer , External Affairs on how we are keeping the UK Government accountable . The RSPB and other environmental...
  • Reality TV?
    Weekly update from Conservation Manager, Stuart Benn. Reality TV? Between Winterwatch and The One Show it’s been a mad couple of weeks. But, whilst appearing on live telly and meeting famous people...
  • Is the Government about to trade away our environmental standards?
    Tom Lancaster, RSPB Head of UK Land and Seas Policy describes a crucial vote in the parliament on the future of food and farming standards ... A right royal bunfight has developed over British food...