Conservationists say areas behind industrial estates and houses could be transformed into spaces for wildlife and people.

The Royal Horticultural Society said if patches 'don't come back' people can sort it with two simple steps

Cost of international flights might have to increase by hundreds of pounds by 2050 to pay for measures, Climate Change Committee warns

The National Trust’s restoration work on Holcombe Moor, north of Manchester, also stores carbon and boosts wildlife.

Climate Change Committee’s Baroness Brown said the ‘evidence is screaming at us’ of the need to act on climate change.

Some rewilding sites are amazing experts and the public with how much wildlife they support, backers of projects say.

The Met Office’s UK climate report revealed 2025 was the UK’s warmest year on record

Researchers estimate hundreds more people died in May and June’s record hot spells than would have done without climate change.

The target is in line with official advice but comes as political consensus over climate action is increasingly fractured.

The National Trust said rose displays at properties in the south of England are blooming earlier than ever before.

The Climate Change Committee set out targets for Government to invest in air conditioning, flood defences and water efficiency to protect Britons.

Disruptions to harvests caused by the changing climate are likely to cause price spikes

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.

The illegal waste dump has prompted a public outcry and a criminal investigation which has led to four arrests.

The emblematic trees are facing a litany of pressures

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

Woodland Trust is calling on the Government to meet its targets to restore planted ancient woodlands before it is too late.

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

A 20-year ecological review at Knepp Estate in West Sussex shows the restoration of natural processes has paid dividends for wildlife.

Wind turbines generated a new high of 22,711 megawatts on November 11, providing enough power for 22 million homes.

The EU had proposed setting quotas in line with scientific advice, which had called for a 77 cut on current fishing levels.

Half of UK’s top commercial fish stocks are either overfished to critically low levels or being overexploited, a report from Oceana UK warns.

The programme is to be rolled out to thousands of professionals after a small-scale pilot found it boosted technical knowledge and understanding.

Experts said heat pumps were more efficient than gas boilers

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...

Reintroduced birds successfully reared chicks in wild nests in Dorset and Sussex, conservationists said.

Northumberland is the only area of England and Wales with enough woodland to support the cat species.

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.

The programme is to be rolled out to thousands of professionals after a small-scale pilot found it boosted technical knowledge and understanding.

Nature charity Plantlife is calling for greater protection of Britain’s hidden and threatened temperate rainforest.

Environmental and farming groups have reacted with dismay to reports that funding for sustainable agriculture will be cut in the spending review.

The British endurance swimmer has finished a 60-mile swim around Martha’s Vineyard, a shark hotspot where the Hollywood blockbuster was filmed.

Conservationists are battling to secure the future of the ‘jewel in the crown’ of British habitats as climate change looms.