| Amber light for Gateway port means Bathside should be
spared |
| The conditional government go-ahead for a deep-sea
container port at London Gateway (Shell Haven) on the Thames should
mean that Bathside Bay is reprieved, the RSPB says. |
| The
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds |
| Drought threat to marshes |
| Drought has wrecked the RSPB's ambitious dream of creating
an Island haven for wading birds, which has cost hundreds of thousands
of pounds and more than three years of hard work. |
| Isle
of Wight Today |
| Fall in bird breeding blamed on drought |
| Wading birds have stopped breeding because of the effects
of the summer drought. |
| The
Argus |
| Back to nature for old mines |
| Rothwell could soon benefit from a huge nature reserve
and country park if a proposal to tranform a former coal site gets
the green light. |
| Wakefield
Today |
| Families urged to explore meadow |
| Families from across Plymouth are being invited to
join a day of wildlife discovery this weekend at one of the city's
nature havens. |
| Community
Newswire |
| On the hunt for bugs and slugs |
| Pupils at Hever Primary School have been singled out
by a wildlife records centre for their continued commitment to the
study of their local environment. |
| this
is kent |
| Plans place farm priority with wildlife |
| Farmers were out in force to see at first hand how
they can manage their land to the benefit of wildlife and the countryside.
|
| icCheshireOnline
|
| Rochdale company fined £4,000 for pollution incident |
| A pollution incident which killed fish on the River
Roch resulted in a £4,000 fine yesterday (Wednesday) for Rochdale
company GNG Foam Converters (Lancashire) Limited. |
| Environment
Agency |
| I'm a city dweller, get me out of here |
| As National Parks Week (22-28 July) celebrates the
diverse beauty of England's eight National Parks a project run by
the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority is offering 'taster' sessions
for urban communities who might have never even contemplated visiting
the countryside on their doorsteps. |
| Government
News Network |
