The government announcement the rules will be scrapped has provoked a furious backlash from environmental campaigners. The Wildlife Trust branded the plans "disgraceful", while the RSPB said the ...

A tweet in which the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) referred to Rishi Sunak as a “liar” was inappropriate, the charity watchdog has said. The bird charity posted a series of ...

EU protections for hedgerows have finally lapsed, with conservation charities fearing 120,000kms could now be at risk of damageBritish conservation groups are warning wildlife on farms is in more ...

The document - which this paper understands was sent out to RSPB volunteers in September - lists 60 nature reserves set to be affected by the proposed cuts. The scale of change is described as ...