5 Challenges Facing the UK’s National Parks
In this blog, we'll be delving into a topic of immense importance: the challenges facing national parks here in the UK and worldwide.
Measuring Biodiversity Net Gain: Key Metrics and Tools
Assessing the environmental impact of development projects is a top priority. The concept of Biodiversity Net Gain has gained significant traction in recent years as a way to ensure that development projects contribute positively to the natural world.
Considering Bats in Planning Decisions: How Ecologists Can Help
If you’ve ever been out in your garden at dusk in the summer, then you may have been lucky enough to have seen (and heard!) a bat or two flying around looking for some dinner.
Nitrate Neutrality: What is it and How to Achieve it?
When it comes to the development of new residential buildings, the environment is taken into great consideration during the planning stages.
Why Are Badgers So Heavily Protected by Law in England?
When you think of carnivorous predators, your mind likely doesn’t go to badgers, and yet they’re the UK’s largest land predator. As such, they have no natural predators of their own… So why do they need to be protected?
A Brief Guide to Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG): Why Does It Matter?
Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is an approach that not only maintains biodiversity, but seeks to improve habitats following development projects. Read on to learn more about Biodiversity Net Gain and why it matters.
What Are The Criteria For A Visual Impact Assessment?
In the modern world, we are faced with the challenge of balancing our need for housing and structural development with the necessity of protecting our natural environment.
The Biggest Threats to UK Wildlife: A Call to Action
The United Kingdom is home to a diverse range of wildlife, from iconic species like red squirrels and hedgehogs to majestic birds of prey like the red kite. However, these precious creatures face numerous threats to their survival.
Which Trees are Most at Risk of Extinction in the UK?
In the UK, we love our trees. But did you know that some of our favourite varieties may be at risk of extinction? The UK is home to a diverse range of tree species, which play a vital role in maintaining ecosystems, preserving biodiversity, and providing numerous environmental benefits.
Why Ecologists Should Prevent Crayfish from Becoming Extinct
Although crayfish may not automatically spring to mind when you think of important endangered animals in the UK ecosystem, they have a surprising amount of vital roles.