National Planning Policy Framework & Local Wildlife Sites
Yesterday the Government released the new National Planning Policy Framework for England. And the good news is that Local Wildlife Sites are back in!
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Wilder Planning
The planning system shapes the places where we live and work, and plays a vital role in determining the type and quality of landscape for future generations.
Planning for a wilder future or planning to fail?
The planning system is broken. Not only is it failing to create the type of sustainable, healthy communities that we all need but new development continues to tear up valuable habitat and further…
A planning system that helps nature recover
Want to help nature locally this election? Find out about our 5 key priorities - A planning system that helps nature recover
Wildlife Trusts respond to government expansion of the badger call
Defra has announced a consultation on the expansion of the badger cull to new counties, including Hampshire
Wildlife Trust responds to government’s farming plans
We respond to the government's new proposals for agriculture policy once we leave the European Union
Just how safe are our designated sites?
Many of our most precious wildlife sites have legal protections, but what does this mean in practice?
New planning proposals will fail to protect nature
The Wildlife Trusts respond to new Government White Paper
Wildlife Trust responds to Southampton airport expansion plans
Wildlife Trust responds to plans to expand Southampton Airport.
Wildlife sanctuary sites
Our wildlife sanctuaries are not accessible to the public. These sites are our most fragile nature reserves, or are rewilding sites in the process of recovery. As sanctuary sites, they play a vital role in helping the rarest and most vulnerable species across our two counties thrive, free from disturbance.
How to do companion planting
Grow plants that help each other! Maximise your garden for you and for wildlife using this planting technique.
Some protection reinstated for at-risk Local Wildlife Sites
Thanks to a Wildlife Trust campaign, Local Wildlife Sites have been reinstated in the National Planning Policy Framework as sites on which development should be restricted.