Natural England

Conservative Party leader vows to back renewables, nuclear, and fossil fuel drilling, as she sets out vision for wave of tax cuts and bonfire of planning and environmental regulations

Conservatives set to announce plans to axe the Environment Agency and Natural England, drop the Future Homes Standard and Extended Producer Responsibility rules, and quit the Aarhus Convention

Reforms aim to ensure Natural England's advice for planning proposals is focused on areas that 'present the greatest risks or opportunities for nature'

Chief executive at Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science to take up reins of key nature agency from this autumn

Defra's 30x30 delivery plan comes backed by £37m in funding to help National Parks and landscapes step up nature recovery efforts - but campaigners claim new strategy remains badly underpowered

Over 100 projects to be awarded funding from Natural England's Species Recovery Programme, as part of the government's 'Wild Again: Restoring England's Wildlife' initiative

New data shows value of registered BNG allocations and transaction activity is set to reach £93m this year - almost triple the £33m figure recorded in 2025

Fresh funding aims to restore peatlands that can reduce carbon emissions, support nature recovery, and boost rural the economy

Rebuilding Nature alliance argues co-ordinated approach to connect nature recovery efforts across the country could deliver huge economic, environmental, and societal gains

Environmental regulators responded to almost all consultations and major infrastructure applications within agreed timescales, new official data shows