Press releases 2010
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Nature Reserves impress at Hastings
(15 December 2010) Hastings received a special visit this week thanks to its impressive nature reserves. A recent visit from senior wildlife advisor, Lorraine Huggett, left her so impressed that she decided to bring her entire team to explore Hastings for the day.
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Medmerry Managed Realignment Scheme welcomed
(25 November 2010) Chichester District Council's approval of the Medmerry Managed Realignment Scheme for western Selsey is welcomed by Natural England
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Red deer roam ranges to protect Pirbright heathland
(18 November 2010) Deer which became locally extinct over 200 years ago have been successfully reintroduced to Surrey’s Pirbright heathland.
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(12 November 2010) Staff and volunteers from Natural England and Surrey Wildlife Trust have worked together for a common goal at Thursley National Nature Reserve (NNR) this week, to help save the rare and endangered Heath Tiger Beetle, (Cicindela sylvatica), also known as the Wood Tiger Beetle.
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Natural England grant will restore Hampshire’s largest freshwater lake
(9 November 2010) A Natural England Higher Level Environmental Stewardship agreement has today been confirmed which will ensure, with the co-operation of local partners, that Fleet Pond and its surrounding habitats are brought back into good environmental condition.
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Environmental Stewardship restores Hampshire war shrine
(2 November 2010) A Natural England Higher Level Environmental Stewardship grant is making a major contribution to the restoration of the Stoneham War Shrine at Avenue Park, Eastleigh, in Hampshire.
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Setting the record straight on HLS agreements
(25 October 2010) As part of its Spending Review settlement, Defra announced that the Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) budget will grow by 83% by 2013/14 as compared with 2010/11.
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Wild Lights Sparkle in the Dark at Aston Rowant
(21 October 2010) Come and join us for a lantern lit adventure through the woods at Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve (NNR) on the Halloween weekend, says Natural England. Explorers of all ages are invited to take an exciting foray into the woods led only by a flickering lantern light at Aston Rowant NNR, near Lewknor, south Oxfordshire, in the early evening of Saturday 30 October.
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A wild day out for the kids this autumn at Stodmarsh
(19 October 2010) During the October half term, Natural England invites children to explore nature and get in touch with their wild-side at their local National Nature Reserve (NNR). Natural England’s free nature-inspired events at Stodmarsh NNR are suitable for accompanied children aged between five and thirteen.
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A wild day out for the kids this autumn at Wye and Ham Street Woods
(19 October 2010) During the October half term, Natural England invites children to explore nature and get in touch with their wild-side at their local National Nature Reserve (NNR). Natural England’s free nature-inspired events at Wye NNR and Ham Street Woods NNR are suitable for accompanied children aged between five and thirteen.
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Halloween night hike at Kingley Vale
(19 October 2010) An inspirational lady from Chichester will lead a sponsored Halloween walk on Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve (NNR) at 18:00 on Saturday 30 October. The walk will raise funds for the breast cancer service at St Richards Hospital.
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Giant Wicker Sculpture at Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve this weekend only!
(30 September 2010) This weekend “Zedlock”, the 2010 Wicker Man Sculpture, will be prominently on display at Natural England's Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve near Stokenchurch, helping to attract local people to visit the reserve.
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Oxford Primary School wins Big Wildlife Garden award
(24 September 2010) Today in Oxford the Meadow Lane Outdoor Classroom at SS Mary and John Primary School was confirmed as the Regional Winner for the South East in the Big Wildlife Garden School of the Year Competition.
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School children welcome at new Chilterns Farm Classroom
(17 September 2010) Farm based education facilities adjacent to Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve demonstrate how farming and conservation can work together
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Protecting nature at Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay
(17 September 2010) Natural England has begun a three month public consultation on the proposal to designate more of the habitat areas at Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay as sites of European and international conservation importance.
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Wildlife spectacle in Oxfordshire
(1 September 2010) Anyone seeking a special sight this month can visit Natural England’s Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve (NNR) in South Oxfordshire to see a spectacular display of the nationally scarce Chiltern gentian.
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Has your child visited a farm this year?
(27 August 2010) Combining the One Million Children Outdoors programme with Educational Access Farms
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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. The UK Government has submitted the sites to the European Commission to be included within the European ‘Natura 2000’ network of protected areas.
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(12 July 2010) Nature-inspired music will accompany this year’s summer buzz at Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve (NNR) on Saturday 24 July, 12:00 – 17:00 as part of the ‘Sounds like Summer’ music and nature festival.
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(6 July 2010) The National Association for Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (NAAONB) is meeting in Hythe, Kent, next week
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Wood Fuel for Elstead and Surrey
(24 June 2010) Linking heathland management at Thursley National Nature Reserve with landscape conservation in the Surrey Hills AONB and efficient fuelling for local schools. New wood pellet fuelled power plant being installed at Elstead School
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Access Restriction at Breaky Bottom, near Lewes
(23 June 2010) Natural England has decided that the access restriction at Breaky Bottom near Lewes will remain
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Planting the seed to get kids stuck into wildlife friendly gardens
(26 May 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
(25 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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Have a wild day out at your top wildlife site
(20 May 2010) Have a ‘wild day out’ with Natural England and BBC Springwatch at Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve in Oxfordshire on Saturday 05 June.
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New Natural England Verderer appointed
(19 May 2010) Natural England is pleased to announce Mrs Diana Westerhoff as the newly appointed New Forest Verderer for Natural England.
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New sustainable schools facility at Aston Rowant
(17 May 2010) Saturday’s International Day for Biodiversity offers an ideal opportunity for family involvement
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Natural England will take sensitive steps on coastal access
(7 May 2010) Natural England will, in due course, be working on providing coastal access around the Hampshire coast. It published its proposals for the Coastal Access Scheme last month and it recognises that this work will require sensitive handling in a few places.
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Stone-age tools critical in Maidenhead site’s tree felling
(6 May 2010) Tree growth and root damage are crucial issues on Cannoncourt Farm Pit Site of Special Scientific Interest
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South Downs National Park designation takes effect
(31 March 2010) The new South Downs National Park is designated at a minute past midnight on Wednesday 31 March.
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England’s coastal path: the journey begins
(25 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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Dartford Warbler sightings in Surrey allay conservationists’ fears
(24 March 2010) Early signs from this year’s surveys have confirmed that all is not lost for the South East’s Dartford Warblers, despite the very heavy snowfall and cold weather earlier this year and the massive losses which have taken place over the past two winters.
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South Hampshire’s environment will gain from agreement
(18 March 2010) An important agreement, signed today by Natural England, the Environment Agency, the Partnership for Urban South Hampshire (PUSH) and the Government Office for the South East, will seek to maximise the opportunities for improving the environment in the South Hampshire area.
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New Forest's Environmental Scheme is biggest in England
(17 March 2010) A crucial new Higher Level Environmental Stewardship scheme for the New Forest is now underway. It is the biggest such scheme in England to date and is thought to be one of the biggest agri-environment agreements so far in Europe.
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Bucks, Berks and Oxon school children grow wild on a farm
(12 March 2010) Today about 200 Bucks, Berks and Oxon primary school children learnt about farming and the natural environment on a farm near Great Missenden.
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Wildlife Challenge – England’s Lost and Threatened Species
(11 March 2010) Natural England has launched the most complete audit of hundreds of years of England’s wildlife winners and losers.
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(9 March 2010) Birds on the move get set to flock to Natural England Reserves
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(23 February 2010) The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and Natural England welcomed the launch today (23 February) of the Fishing Coalition for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
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Natural England chairman meets New Forest partners
(22 February 2010) In the New Forest today, Natural England chairman Poul Christensen emphasised the importance of strong partnerships in delivering the future sustainable management of the New Forest environment and to meet the challenges facing farming and commoning in the New Forest.
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Government volunteers help at Thursley Nature Reserve
(18 February 2010) A team from the Government Office (GOSE) got back to nature last week by cutting back gorse and promoting new growth at the Thursley National Nature Reserve in Surrey.
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Deadline approaching for Natura 2000 formal consultation
(11 February 2010)With a closing date of Friday 26 February, time is now short for responding to a formal consultation on proposed new sites in UK waters
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(9 February 2010) Marine survey work starting this week by Natural England and partners will give a new vision of South Wight waters
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Getting Healthy at Woodlands Park, Maidenhead
(1 February 2010) Last Friday, the 29th January, members of Maidenhead’s Walking for Health Scheme were joined by Natural England’s regional director, Alan Law, and the local MP for Maidenhead, Theresa May, who met some of the group to see how successful the walkers have been at getting into the natural environment to get fit and enjoy themselves.
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Demonstrating green farming in Sussex
(21 January 2010) A High Weald farm will open its gates on Friday (January 22) to decision-makers to show how a sustainable green farming scheme is improving the environment.
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Protection for the Dinosaur Footprints Frozen in Time in Oxfordshire
(19 January 2010) Ardley Trackways SSSI is the first site designated by Natural England solely for its geological interest
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Children explore more with maps made easy
(14 January 2010) On 15 January Natural England will visit children at Denefield School to give them the tools and the tips that will help them explore their local area.
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Protecting nature at Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay
(17 September 2010) Natural England has begun a three month public consultation on the proposal to designate more of the habitat areas at Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay as sites of European and international conservation importance.
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A wild day out for the kids this autumn at Stodmarsh
(19 October 2010) During the October half term, Natural England invites children to explore nature and get in touch with their wild-side at their local National Nature Reserve (NNR). Natural England’s free nature-inspired events at Stodmarsh NNR are suitable for accompanied children aged between five and thirteen.
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A wild day out for the kids this autumn at Wye and Ham Street Woods
(19 October 2010) During the October half term, Natural England invites children to explore nature and get in touch with their wild-side at their local National Nature Reserve (NNR). Natural England’s free nature-inspired events at Wye NNR and Ham Street Woods NNR are suitable for accompanied children aged between five and thirteen.
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Halloween night hike at Kingley Vale
(19 October 2010) An inspirational lady from Chichester will lead a sponsored Halloween walk on Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve (NNR) at 18:00 on Saturday 30 October. The walk will raise funds for the breast cancer service at St Richards Hospital.
