Within a month, our government has initiated a rushed consultation on gene editing and overturned a ban on a bee-threatening neonicotinoid insecticide.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 28th January 2021
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Emergency approval of previously-banned neonicotinoid pesticides to help sugar beet farmers has been described as a ‘backward step’.
By Jack Thompson - 13th January 2021
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November's Grow Your Own Wicked Leeks gardening column is all about how to ignore the urge to tidy gardens as many wildlife species prepare their nests for winter.
By Sarah Brown - 2nd November 2020
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The National Trust and the Wildlife Trusts have both issued new calls to protect and restore nature via conservation efforts and designated ‘wild belt’ areas.
By Nina Pullman - 18th September 2020
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Annual celebration of all things organic aims to show how working with nature through organic systems can help slow climate change and wildlife declines.
By Nina Pullman - 31st August 2020
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New report calls for ambitious pesticide reduction target while campaign highlights nature-friendly farmers on social media for 'Bees Needs Week'.
By Nina Pullman - 14th July 2020
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Edible flowers are a colourful and nutritious addition to summer salads and useful friends in your veg patch – gardener Penny Hemming lists her favourites.
By Penny Hemming - 23rd June 2020
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Campaign to mark International Biodiversity Day asks gardeners to leave part of their gardens wild to protect habitats as protection of nature climbs agenda.
By Nina Pullman - 22nd May 2020
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A network of insect-friendly corridors is helping repair biodiversity loss by allowing them to move between habitats and adapt to new conditions caused by climate change.
By Anna Turns - 21st May 2020
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Honey & Co’s Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich are the ultimate foodie travellers, telling Nina Pullman about the joy of hyper seasonal eating and how to find where the locals eat.
By Nina Pullman - 17th June 2021
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After months of eating hardy winter veg propped up by colourful additions from the continent, it’s an absolute joy to be eating fresh and local again.
By James Evans - 17th June 2021
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Every year we worry that the annual samphire will be out-competed by salt-tolerant perennials like sea purslane, but there seems to be just enough movement of the mud to keep the habitat open.
By Guy Singh-Watson - 16th June 2021
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Alongside the opportunity to shop via refills, we also need to work on our own mindset. Surely the minor inconvenience of taking containers with us is a worthy price to pay to help cut plastic?
By Becky Blench - 16th June 2021
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Ever wondered what rewilding actually means? Or what’s the difference between grass-fed and organic? Or perhaps you’ve heard it’s good to cut down meat but don’t know why or how?
By Wicked Leeks - 16th June 2021
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Garden retailer becomes the first to commit to 100 per cent peat-free compost after attention grows on the urgent need to protect peatlands and store carbon.
By Rebecca Smithers - 15th June 2021
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