Environment

Research found that most farmers (68%) want to do more to make their farms more environmentally friendly, but 96% cite inconsistent environmental standards and data reporting as a key barrier

Rainfall has already caused flooding across parts of the North of England

Interest in wind turbines is increasing following the UK Government’s lifting of the ban on onshore development, but the planning system remains ‘complex and opaque’

In a joint project by the Lake District National Park Authority, Cumbria Wildlife Trust and through working closely with farmers, 23 football pitches worth of hay meadows has been restored

Farmers are supporting nature restoration and wildlife by keeping sediment on-farm which could also help businesses reclaim and reuse productive soil that would otherwise be lost downstream

England’s reservoirs should be 76% full at this time of year – but many of them (41%) are under half full

The campaign, run by The Wildlife Trusts and Northumberland Wildlife Trust, needs to raise £30 million to secure the future of the Rothbury Estate and use it for natural restoration

More than 10,000 objections have been submitted against plans to install a 70-mile pylon development across Scottish farmland

Farmers invited to apply for Severn Trent's latest STEPS programme

Defra said 'repeated burning' on peatland damages precious ecosystems, but the Moorland Association says heather burning has helped to save lives