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Emily Beament

@emilybeament.bsky.social
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Environment correspondent at the UK's Press Association (PA), writing on climate, energy, wildlife & more. Happy my 'discover' feed provides lots of cat videos, but a bit confused about all the cars

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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Rare field gentians may have been wiped out in southern England after heatwaves and drought, in what experts say is a 'canary in the mine' for how climate change is driving species loss www.itv.com/news/meridia...
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nature needs to be 'right next to where people live' - behind the industrial estates and houses, conservationists say as communities push for more wildlife-rich green space www.standard.co.uk/news/environ...
standard.co.uk
Call for nature ‘right next to where people live’ amid urban green space push
Conservationists say areas behind industrial estates and houses could be transformed into spaces for wildlife and people.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Horticultural experts seeing a rush of queries and grass seed sales as gardeners try to revive their lawns after the drought summer www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/an...
walesonline.co.uk
Anyone with lawn given warning as RHS says 'it's not quite enough'
The Royal Horticultural Society said if patches 'don't come back' people can sort it with two simple steps
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Heathrow airport expansion cannot go ahead without credible policies to cut aviation emissions, paid for by the sector, warn @thecccuk.bsky.social www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
standard.co.uk
No Heathrow expansion without cutting emissions, say climate advisers
Cost of international flights might have to increase by hundreds of pounds by 2050 to pay for measures, Climate Change Committee warns
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
ICYM: innovative scheme to rewet upland peat is boosting resilience to extremes such as fire and flooding, conservationists say @nationaltrust.org.uk www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
independent.co.uk
Innovative scheme to rewet peat providing protection from fire and flooding
The National Trust’s restoration work on Holcombe Moor, north of Manchester, also stores carbon and boosts wildlife.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Stark warning to a country hit by heatwaves, drought and wildfire from the @thecccuk.bsky.social Climate Change Committee's Baroness Brown: This is as good as it gets, it gets worse from here until we get to net zero www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
independent.co.uk
Warning for heat and drought-hit UK: It gets worse without climate action
Climate Change Committee’s Baroness Brown said the ‘evidence is screaming at us’ of the need to act on climate change.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Looking for a sliver of good news? White-tailed eagles released in Exmoor to boost southern England population and help their spread into the south west www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Conservationists call for 'truly wild' areas across the country to show how nature-rich our landscapes could be. A story of shifting baselines and how some rewilding sites are reversing the trend - to the amazement of even wildlife experts www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
independent.co.uk
Call for more ‘truly wild’ areas to show how nature-rich UK could be
Some rewilding sites are amazing experts and the public with how much wildlife they support, backers of projects say.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
State of the UK Climate report warns 20th century climate has 'now gone', as extremes such as high temperatures become the norm. Report led by @metoffice.gov.uk published as heatwave records tumble all around www.aol.com/articles/uk-...
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UK’s 20th century climate ‘now gone’ amid warning extreme temperatures are new normal - AOL
The Met Office’s UK climate report revealed 2025 was the UK’s warmest year on record
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Around 2,700 died in the record-breaking heatwaves in May and June, as climate change makes heatwaves more deadly, experts estimate www.standard.co.uk/news/environ...
standard.co.uk
Deadly climate impact: 2,700 heat-linked deaths in recent heatwaves, experts say
Researchers estimate hundreds more people died in May and June’s record hot spells than would have done without climate change.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Government commits to the @thecccuk.bsky.social recommendations for an 87% cut in UK emissions by 2040, pinning its colours to the clean energy/electrification mast once more for CB7 in the face of fracturing political consensus on climate www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
independent.co.uk
Government commits to 87% cut in UK’s climate emissions by 2040
The target is in line with official advice but comes as political consensus over climate action is increasingly fractured.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
In your latest update in how climate change is upending, well, everything: roses blooming 'weeks early' this year, @nationaltrust.org.uk says www.standard.co.uk/news/environ...
standard.co.uk
Roses bloom ‘weeks early’ as climate change upends flowering patterns
The National Trust said rose displays at properties in the south of England are blooming earlier than ever before.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Worsening climate extremes - heat, flood and drought - putting British way of life at risk, @thecccuk.bsky.social warns www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
independent.co.uk
Worsening climate extremes putting British way of life at risk – advisers
The Climate Change Committee set out targets for Government to invest in air conditioning, flood defences and water efficiency to protect Britons.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The bitter taste of climate change: Campaigners warn rising temps and extreme weather could deliver a harsher, more unpredictable flavour to Britain's beloved cup of tea www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
independent.co.uk
Warning climate change could threaten Britain’s beloved cup of tea
Disruptions to harvests caused by the changing climate are likely to cause price spikes
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
New laws needed for animals such as bison and elk to make it easier to introduce them to landscapes to help restore nature, @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social urge - they want to see a new 'wild kept' category for mostly free-roaming large herbivores www.lbc.co.uk/article/new-...
lbc.co.uk
New laws needed to help bring in bison and elk to boost nature, experts say | LBC
Laws for animals such as bison and elk must be changed so they can be more easily introduced to landscapes to help restore nature, conservationists have urged.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
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. www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/nationa...
thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
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.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
ICYM: UK's oak trees facing multiple threats in 'slow-burn ecological disaster' www.scotsman.com/news/environ...
scotsman.com
UK’s oak trees facing multiple threats in ‘slow burn ecological disaster’
The emblematic trees are facing a litany of pressures
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
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...
independent.co.uk
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
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
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...
independent.co.uk
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.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
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...
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
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 www.msn.com/en-gb/foodan...
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
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...
independent.co.uk
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
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
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 www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
independent.co.uk
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.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
New GB wind power record set earlier this month... could the first zero carbon power period come soon? www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...
independent.co.uk
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.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
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" www.heraldscotland.com/news/nationa...
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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.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Government urged to reverse "political choice" to allow overfishing as @oceanauk.bsky.social report shows many UK fish stocks are in a perilous state. www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
independent.co.uk
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.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
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 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
independent.co.uk
Engineers urged to sign up to heat pump ‘giveaway’ for their homes
Experts said heat pumps were more efficient than gas boilers
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
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 nation.cymru/news/tories-...
nation.cymru
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...
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
I'm being followed round the internet by heat pump adverts
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
This is interesting from @bristoluni.bsky.social - A 'sneaky' reshuffle of canteen menu options can help diners choose healthier, greener meals sneahttps://www.msn.com/en-gb/foodanddrink/other/reshuffling-canteen-menu-can-help-diners-choose-greener-healthier-meals-study/ar-AA1KiMih
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
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 www.standard.co.uk/news/environ...
standard.co.uk
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.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
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...
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
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 www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
independent.co.uk
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.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
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 www.itv.com/news/london/...
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Record number of heat pumps, solar panels and batteries installed in first half of 2025, figures show www.itv.com/news/2025-08...
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
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 www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
independent.co.uk
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.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Climate change tripled deaths in recent heatwave across European cities, including London, Paris and Rome, rapid assessment finds www.itv.com/news/2025-07...
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
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...
independent.co.uk
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.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
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 www.thenational.scot/news/nationa...
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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.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
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 www.the-independent.com/climate-chan...
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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.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
'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...
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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.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
So I took a trip to Devon's Dart Valley to see one of the UK's rarest and most special habitats - temperate rainforest - and the fight to secure its future in the face of climate change www.standard.co.uk/news/environ...
standard.co.uk
‘Scale is so important’ – the fight to revive Britain’s vanishing rainforests
Conservationists are battling to secure the future of the ‘jewel in the crown’ of British habitats as climate change looms.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Government failing to prepare the UK for 'tomorrow's disaster' of floods, heatwaves, droughts and wildfires, Climate Change Committee warns in stark report on adaptation www.itv.com/news/2025-04...
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
£2.8m appeal launched to buy and restore more than 100ha of rare temperate rainforest, described as 'final piece of rainforest jigsaw' linking up a swathe of the rare habitat in Devon's Dart valley www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art...
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Appeal launched to help buy and restore swathe of rare temperate...
The Woodland Trust is looking for support for the purchase of Buckland Wood - the `final piece of rainforest jigsaw´ in Devon´s Dart Valley.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Boosting UK horticulture to help Britons meet 'five a day' fruit and veg healthy eating guidance could add £2.3bn to economy, create jobs and raise farmer profits, @green-alliance.org.uk report suggests www.northernfarmer.co.uk/news/2511934...
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Expanding UK fruit and veg growing ‘could add £2.3bn to the economy’
Boosting UK fruit and veg production to meet healthy eating guidelines could increase farm profits, create jobs and add £2.3bn to the economy, a…
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ECIU @eciu.net · 09/04/2025
Many unaware of negative heat pump ‘myths’ but cost is big issue, polling finds Many people have not heard some of the common myths and misconceptions about heat pumps, but cost is still a big barrier to their uptake, polling finds. @emilybeament.bsky.social
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Many unaware of negative heat pump ‘myths’ but cost is big issue, polling finds
A survey showed half of people would likely switch to heat pumps if it meant savings on bills.
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ECIU @eciu.net · 02/04/2025
Growing cover crops to prevent bare fields helps soil and wildlife – study Research into regenerative agricultural practices found the clearest benefit for minimising bare soil.
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Growing cover crops to prevent bare fields helps soil and wildlife – study
Research into regenerative agricultural practices found the clearest benefit for minimising bare soil.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Meanwhile, also on peat: Government plans to expand ban on burning peatland www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Heather burning ban on peatland to be expanded under Government plans
Healthy peatlands can help tackle climate change, reduce flood risk, improve water quality and support rare wildlife.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
RHS delays promise to make its shows - including the world famous Chelsea Flower Show - peat-free, blaming 'legislative black hole' on banning peat for the move uk.news.yahoo.com/rhs-delays-p...
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RHS delays promise to make shows peat-free in face of ‘legislative black hole’
The horticultural charity says it ‘can’t steer this ship alone’ in the shift to peat-free gardening.
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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Thousands of native tree seeds have been seeded by drone in Cornwall, as part of efforts to restore Atlantic temperate rainforest www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
independent.co.uk
Drones used to sow tree seeds in scheme to restore lost South West rainforests
The scheme is part of efforts to triple Atlantic temperate rainforest in Devon and Cornwall by mid century.
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