Work begins to clear ‘disgraceful’ mountain of illegal waste near River Cherwell The illegal waste dump has prompted a public outcry and a criminal investigation which has led to four arrests.

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.
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UK’s oak trees facing multiple threats in ‘slow burn ecological disaster’ The emblematic trees are facing a litany of pressures

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

Experts issue verdict on whether North Sea drilling will reduce UK energy bills The analysis comes amid soaring energy prices as a result of the US-Israeli war on Iran which has closed the Strait of Hormuz – a key shipping route for oil and gas supplies

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...

Time running out to rescue ‘forgotten forests’ under plantations, charity warns Woodland Trust is calling on the Government to meet its targets to restore planted ancient woodlands before it is too late.

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
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Wholesale gas costs blamed for rises in household energy bills Energy prices have eased since the height of the energy crisis in 2022-23 but pressure is still on the Government to tackle high bills

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...

Bird, butterfly and dragonfly numbers soar at flagship rewilding project A 20-year ecological review at Knepp Estate in West Sussex shows the restoration of natural processes has paid dividends for wildlife.

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
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British wind power hits new record as operator eyes zero carbon grid milestone Wind turbines generated a new high of 22,711 megawatts on November 11, providing enough power for 22 million homes.

New GB wind power record set earlier this month... could the first zero carbon power period come soon?
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UK’s failure to back sustainable mackerel fishing condemned as ‘pitiful’ The EU had proposed setting quotas in line with scientific advice, which had called for a 77 cut on current fishing levels.

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"
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Ah!
Cop25 was definitely embracing 'be more tortoise', then...

What was going on at Cop5 that they finished early?!

Call to end overfishing to save British fish supper as key stocks face collapse Half of UK’s top commercial fish stocks are either overfished to critically low levels or being overexploited, a report from Oceana UK warns.

Government urged to reverse "political choice" to allow overfishing as @oceanauk.bsky.social report shows many UK fish stocks are in a perilous state.

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Scheme to give heating engineers free heat pumps ‘boosts confidence’ in the tech The programme is to be rolled out to thousands of professionals after a small-scale pilot found it boosted technical knowledge and understanding.

It comes after a pilot programme found engineers who were given expert help and a free heat pump to install in their own homes boosted their technical knowledge, support for and confidence in the tech
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Engineers urged to sign up to heat pump ‘giveaway’ for their homes Experts said heat pumps were more efficient than gas boilers

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
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The Climate Change Act, passed last time Ed Miliband was Energy Secretary back in 2008, is recognised as world-leading legislation, setting legal long-term targets to cut emissions and 'budgets' for how to get there, and has been replicated in other countries since

Tories vow to scrap UK’s landmark climate legislation The Conservatives have announced plans to replace the UK’s world-leading climate legislation with a strategy for “cheap and reliable” energy. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged to scrap the Climate...

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
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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
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Record breeding year for England’s white-tailed eagles as three chicks fledge Reintroduced birds successfully reared chicks in wild nests in Dorset and Sussex, conservationists said.

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
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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...

Bringing lynx back to Northumberland backed by 72% of locals, consultation finds Northumberland is the only area of England and Wales with enough woodland to support the cat species.

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
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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
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Record number of heat pumps, solar panels and batteries installed in first half of 2025, figures show

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Conservationists ‘overjoyed’ at successful breeding by rare Montagu’s harriers A pair of the ‘red listed’ birds of prey reared four chicks to fledging at a secret location, in the first successful breeding in the UK since 2019.

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

Scheme to give heating engineers free heat pumps ‘boosts confidence’ in the tech The programme is to be rolled out to thousands of professionals after a small-scale pilot found it boosted technical knowledge and understanding.

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...

Most people unaware Britain hosts wildlife-rich rainforests, polling suggests Nature charity Plantlife is calling for greater protection of Britain’s hidden and threatened temperate rainforest.

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
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Cutting nature-friendly farming budget would be ‘devastating’, Government warned Environmental and farming groups have reacted with dismay to reports that funding for sustainable agriculture will be cut in the spending review.

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
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Lewis Pugh warns we must protect sharks as he completes swim to mark Jaws’ 50th The British endurance swimmer has finished a 60-mile swim around Martha’s Vineyard, a shark hotspot where the Hollywood blockbuster was filmed.

'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...