The Wildlife Trusts call for an immediate end to peat sales
Survey of top retailers: only one of 20 says they will eliminate peat this year
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Government inertia on peatlands risks international embarrassment
Two-year delay to England peat strategy as damage continues to vital carbon stores.
Government delays Environment Bill reading
The Government has announced that the Environment Bill has been further delayed – and rolled over into the next parliamentary session. This is extremely disappointing news for wildlife and our…
Shropshire Climate Action Partnership announces publication of the Zero Carbon Shropshire Plan
A team of over 100 volunteers from across Shropshire, including businesses, councils, and community groups, have responded to the climate emergency by producing a plan for Shropshire. The Plan…
Environment Bill Report Stage
With one in seven species in the UK now at risk of extinction and 58% of species in decline, The Wildlife Trusts have long called for ambitious new laws to allow nature to recover. Ensuring a…
Environment Bill published – an important first step towards nature’s recovery
The Government’s landmark Environment Bill finally returned to Parliament last week.
What does the General Election result mean for wildlife?
Concern for the environment is at a record high. Over a quarter of Britons now cite it as one of the top three issues facing the country. The amazing uprising of young people this year sparked a…
Council pull out of new road meeting
Local environmental groups concerned over the proposed Shrewsbury north west road are disappointed that Shropshire Council has pulled-out of a public meeting to debate the scheme that the…
North-west ‘relief’ road fuels climate crisis
Shropshire Wildlife Trust has joined Better Shrewsbury Transport (BeST), an alliance of organisations which holds the view that building more roads is neither sensible nor sustainable in a period…
Shropshire lobbies London
School children, farmers, grandparents and surfers were amongst an estimated 12,000 people who today lobbied their MPs for urgent action on nature declines and climate change.