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The 12 trees blocking a £160m bus route
As a busway threatens to rip through 60-acres of biodiverse Cambridgeshire countryside, residents are fighting to preserve the historic site
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Lord Bamford forced to submit biodiversity reports to build luxury hotel on site of medieval mill
Four-year Coltswolds planning battle victory despite discovery of Roman ditches and signs of otters in nearby brook
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Watch: Businessman destroys community flowerbed in village turf war
Mike Hodgson accused of pulling out blooms less than 24 hours after they were planted by volunteers
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Council’s ‘nightmare’ rewilding scheme brings ticks to our parks, residents claim
Locals cite fear of disease, dog mess and ‘drugs’ in an attempt to get Labour-controlled Erewash to reverse its biodiversity policy
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National Trust to turf out fake grass on properties in eco drive
Less than one per cent of sites run by the charity have artificial turf, but spokesman admits decision to have any was ‘wrong’
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Council rewilding leaves families unable to find graves
Relatives left in tears as ‘disrespectful’ Dorset officials say long grass adds to tranquillity of cemeteries
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Concern for bees as Asian hornets survive UK winter for first time
Record number of sightings of the insect that could decimate honeybee population, Defra says
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Shooting worth £3.3bn to the economy each year
Industry also provides an army of conservationists and sustains beauty of the countryside, say campaigners
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Alan Titchmarsh: ‘Slugs are my friends? Don’t be ridiculous!’
The veteran gardener discusses his love of ‘brash’ flowers – but urges caution when befriending gastropods and rewilding
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Titchmarsh: ‘Chelsea Flower Show should not ditch exotic plants in favour of rewilding’
Gardening expert calls for Britons to grow a wider range of plants to increase biodiversity and combat a changing climate
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Airport warns of catastrophe after lake dug nearby to attract wildlife
More than 4,000 people object to retrospective planning permission in beauty spot near Land’s End airport
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‘We were forced to pay £105k to rehome newts no one ever saw’
Developers face six-figure bills to comply with Britain’s strict biodiversity laws
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Inside the 300-year-long project to live underwater
We know more about the moon than we do about the ocean, but exploration firm Deep wants to change that
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Chelsea Flower Show gardens more eco-friendly after ‘green audit’
All large displays at next month’s event given suggestions to lower their environmental footprint
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How to improve biodiversity in your garden, whatever its size
How to help to halt the loss of bird, insect and wildlife species, whether you have a large garden, a courtyard or simply a window box
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Italian wine makers accused of shady plan to grow grapes on damp hillsides prized by truffle hunters
Rising temperatures forcing them to encroach on land traditionally left as woodland or meadows for prized white tubers to grow
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National Trust suspends volunteer guides in row over tours at country house
Year-long review follows disagreement over how tours should be conducted at Dunham Massey medieval deer park in Cheshire
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Brighton kicks weedkiller ban to the curb after five years
Council says it’s time to take back the streets from the plague of nettles, thistles and weeds
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Earl Castle Stewart, unconventional peer who helped to run the Guggenheim art empire – obituary
An ardent disciple of Rudolf Steiner, he noted: ‘There can’t be too many people who became anthroposophist on the playing fields of Eton’
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Scottish landowners could be forced to cull deer
Greens want more control to achieve ‘targets on tree-planting, woodland regeneration and peatland restoration’
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City bosses warned against office beehives over eco concerns
Property developers are using urban beekeeping as a way to boost green credentials
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Government accused of ‘greenwashing’ over net zero strategy
Rewilding charity The Lifescape Project is seeing a legal review at the High Court over biomass strategy
