Work begins to clear "disgraceful" mountain of illegal waste dumped near Kidlington in Oxfordshire - with up to 30 lorry loads a day of commercial and household rubbish being removed in the £7.3m operation. www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/nationa...

ICYM: UK's oak trees facing multiple threats in 'slow-burn ecological disaster' www.scotsman.com/news/environ...

Once more for those at the back - fully renewable future for UK will save on bills, while idea costs will be significantly reduced by maximising oil and gas drilling in North Sea is "sheer fantasy", analysts warn. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

England is running out of time to rescue nature-rich ancient woodlands buried under 20th century monoculture tree plantations, Woodland Trust warns, with government falling short of targets to restore the key habitat www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

Mud dredged from Lymington Harbour used to restore eroding saltmarsh that protects the harbour, in innovative scheme backers say could be replicated elsewhere www.itv.com/news/2026-02...

The lynx effect: just the smell of the predators is enough to change the behaviour of deer and reduce their browsing on young trees, study finds www.msn.com/en-gb/foodan...

Analysis shows two-thirds of electricity bill rises hitting British consumers in recent years was due to wholesale gas prices @ukerc.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

20-year ecological review of flagship rewilding project @kneppwilding.bsky.social shows explosion of wildlife, with bird, butterfly and dragonfly numbers soaring in past two decades www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

New GB wind power record set earlier this month... could the first zero carbon power period come soon? www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...

UK's failure to back EU plan for sustainable mackerel fishing in NE Atlantic to protect collapsing stock condemned as "pitiful". Government said it backs sustainable management through "correct procedures" www.heraldscotland.com/news/nationa...

Government urged to reverse "political choice" to allow overfishing as @oceanauk.bsky.social report shows many UK fish stocks are in a perilous state. www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

Heating engineers are being urged to take advantage of a heat pump 'giveaway' to install in their own homes, to help them get more familiar with the clean tech www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

So the Tories have pledged to scrap the Climate Change Act - prompting a widespread backlash from environmental groups, scientists, business and (most) other political parties nation.cymru/news/tories-...

I'm being followed round the internet by heat pump adverts

This is interesting from @bristoluni.bsky.social - A 'sneaky' reshuffle of canteen menu options can help diners choose healthier, greener meals sneahttps://www.msn.com/en-gb/foodanddrink/other/reshuffling-canteen-menu-can-help-diners-choose-greener-healthier-meals-study/ar-AA1KiMih

More bird of prey good news: England's reintroduced white tailed eagles have hit a new breeding high, with three chicks fledging from two wild nests - including the first bird born in Dorset for 240 years www.standard.co.uk/news/environ...

England is now facing 'nationally significant' water shortfalls, officials warn, despite rain in July, with reservoirs and rivers low, pressure on crops and wildlife, wildfires on the increase and another heatwave building www.itv.com/news/2025-08...

Lynx could thrive if released in Northumberland - and the return of the elusive cat is backed by majority of people in the area where they would roam, research finds @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @northwildlife.bsky.social @lifescape.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

Could white storks return to London? Conservationists are surveying Londoners as part of a project to examine the feasibility of the 'talismanic' species' return to the capital www.itv.com/news/london/...

Record number of heat pumps, solar panels and batteries installed in first half of 2025, figures show www.itv.com/news/2025-08...

Need a little good news? Pair of UK's rarest breeding bird, the Montagu's harrier, have successfully reared four chicks to fledging in a secret farmland location, @rspb.bsky.social says www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

Climate change tripled deaths in recent heatwave across European cities, including London, Paris and Rome, rapid assessment finds www.itv.com/news/2025-07...

A scheme by @nestauk.bsky.social to give heating engineers a free heat pump + training to install in their own homes is to be rolled out to thousands of people after a pilot showed it boosted confidence in the clean technology www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...

Britain's temperate rainforests are something of a secret, with most people not aware they can be found on our shores, polling for @plantlifeuk.bsky.social suggests www.thenational.scot/news/nationa...

Warning for Government over reports it's planning to cut nature friendly farming, with environmentalists and farmers warning it would be 'devastating' for wildlife and people www.the-independent.com/climate-chan...

'We must stop killing sharks' - @lewispugh.bsky.social urges protection of the world's sharks as he completes 'exhausting' swim around Martha's Vineyard for the 50th anniversary of Jaws www.the-independent.com/climate-chan...

So I took a trip to Devon's Dart Valley to see one of the UK's rarest and most special habitats - temperate rainforest - and the fight to secure its future in the face of climate change www.standard.co.uk/news/environ...

Government failing to prepare the UK for 'tomorrow's disaster' of floods, heatwaves, droughts and wildfires, Climate Change Committee warns in stark report on adaptation www.itv.com/news/2025-04...

£2.8m appeal launched to buy and restore more than 100ha of rare temperate rainforest, described as 'final piece of rainforest jigsaw' linking up a swathe of the rare habitat in Devon's Dart valley www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art...

Boosting UK horticulture to help Britons meet 'five a day' fruit and veg healthy eating guidance could add £2.3bn to economy, create jobs and raise farmer profits, @green-alliance.org.uk report suggests www.northernfarmer.co.uk/news/2511934...

Many unaware of negative heat pump ‘myths’ but cost is big issue, polling finds Many people have not heard some of the common myths and misconceptions about heat pumps, but cost is still a big barrier to their uptake, polling finds. @emilybeament.bsky.social

Growing cover crops to prevent bare fields helps soil and wildlife – study Research into regenerative agricultural practices found the clearest benefit for minimising bare soil.

Meanwhile, also on peat: Government plans to expand ban on burning peatland www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/nationa...

RHS delays promise to make its shows - including the world famous Chelsea Flower Show - peat-free, blaming 'legislative black hole' on banning peat for the move uk.news.yahoo.com/rhs-delays-p...

Thousands of native tree seeds have been seeded by drone in Cornwall, as part of efforts to restore Atlantic temperate rainforest www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

Well it finally happened. Historic moment as beavers released into the wild under licence in England @nationaltrust.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social uk.news.yahoo.com/watershed-mo...

I've been writing about beavers since a visit to Ham Fen in 2009 - and helped with a (licensed) wild release on the Otter to boost the population there in 2015 - so it was a 'milestone' to cover the news Govt was giving green light to wild releases in England: www.itv.com/news/2025-02...

Well it's been a busy couple of days....

Beavers can play role in tackling flood, Environment Agency assessment shows The Environment Agency said it is “mainstreaming” the use of natural flood management alongside the use of traditional engineered defences. https://buff.ly/3EAMLTq

Beavers can play a role in tackling flooding, updated natural flood management directory from the Environment Agency says. Waiting on a decision from Govt on licensing wild beaver releases in England... www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

Can you have heat pumps in big old Victorian/Edwardian homes, and will they work? Seems so: www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art...

Government's £22bn bet on unproven carbon capture technology is "high risk" and needs to assess if it's affordable for taxpayers and consumers, MPs warn www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

New push to get private landlords to improve energy efficiency of homes, with consultation launched today www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

A scheme requiring developers to boost nature when they build - known as biodiversity net gain - has only delivered a fraction of expected new habitat in its first year, campaigners say www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

If you want something a little more uplifting in your news feed: The National Trust is working with tenant farmers in Purbeck to create hundreds of acres of wood pasture habitat to help songbirds and other wildlife, as part of the Government's Elms scheme. pa.media/blogs/pa-upl...

Campaigners have won a case against a station car park expansion in Constable Country, in what they say is a 'critical' victory for protected landscapes across England www.radionewshub.com/articles/new...

Climate change made conditions that drove the devastating LA wildfires more likely, scientists find www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/clim...

Climate change could lead to 2.3m more temperature-related deaths across Europe by century's end as deaths from extreme heat "far exceed" cold weather deaths - study www.standard.co.uk/news/environ...

Ivory Act extended to ban import, export and trade in ivory from teeth and tusks of narwhals, orcas, hippos and sperm whales www.msn.com/en-gb/news/u...

Well, hello Bluesky, thought I'd take a gander over here and see what's going on!