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Black-and-yellow longhorn beetle
This brightly-coloured beetle is often found feeding on flowers on warm days in late spring and summer.
Knot grass
A common moth across most of the UK. The large, hairy caterpillars are often seen in late summer.
How to comment on an LDP
A Local Development Plan must pass three ‘Tests of Soundness’ in order to be approved by the Planning Inspectorate and adopted by a local planning authority.
Ring ouzel
The blackbird of the mountains, ring ouzels can be found breeding on upland moors and rocky crags in summer.
Glastir Woodland Creation scheme at Llangloffan Fen nature reserve
The planting of just over 4000 trees has recently taken place on a 2.5ha area of semi-improved grassland at Llangloffan Fen in west Pembrokeshire.
Lowland heath
Heathlands form some of the wildest landscapes in the lowlands, where agriculture and development jostle for space, containing and limiting natural processes. Once considered as waste land of…
Glorious grasslands
A summer meadow is a beautiful sight, but there’s so much more to it than gently waving grass heads and fabulous flowers.
Time is running out for new farm schemes to halt nature’s decline and adapt to climate change
New Environmental Land Management Schemes described as vital by UK Government, but still - after six years of waiting - no detail is provided.
Time is running out for new farm schemes to halt nature’s decline and adapt to climate change
New Environmental Land Management Schemes described as vital by UK Government, but still - after six years of waiting - no detail is provided.
Coastal
Coastal habitats are found wherever the land meets the sea. With some 17,800km, the UK has one of the longest national coastlines in Europe. The coast is home to many habitats, with cliffs, rocky…
Common butterwort
The carnivorous lifestyle of common butterwort makes this heathland plant a fascinating species. Its leaves excrete a sticky fluid that tempts unsuspecting insects to land and become its prey.