Natural England

New report from Planning Portal

75% of planning applications claim exemptions from Biodiversity Net Gain

Fen raft spider.

Watch: How big are fen raft spiders as species returns to UK

Grizzled Skipper butterfly – one of the project’s target species

Rare Northamptonshire species set to benefit from new funding

Baffle the Badger will be out on tour this year.

Mascot of Northampton icon Baffle the Badger to head out on tour to meet fans

(Photo: KOCA SULEJMANOVIC/AFP via Getty Images)

This is how beavers could be reintroduced to the UK near you - are they good for...

Badgers are thought to have returned to the housing development on Lancaster Way, Northampton

Badgers at Northampton housing development to be protected by planning ruling af...

Wildcat numbers have fallen dramatically in the UK (Photo: Shutterstock)

Wildcats are being trained in preparation for release across the UK in 2023

An application has been received by Natural England to begin a badger cull in Northamptonshire. Picture by Northamptonshire Badger Group.

Have your say on future of England badger cull ahead of intensive kill programme...

A badger cull is likely to begin in Northamptonshire as part of a Government bid to combat Bovine Tuberculosis.

How severe is spread of disease ahead of 'likely' badger cull in Northamptonshir...

An application has been received by Natural England to begin a badger cull in Northamptonshire. Picture by Northamptonshire Badger Group.

Badger cull 'likely to come to Northamptonshire' by end of year

Library picture

Nearly 500 miles of Northamptonshire paths could be lost, warns charity

The UK’s population of endangered red squirrels has suffered a loss of more than 60 per cent in the past 13 years. (Shuttertsock)

A quarter of native UK animals are at serious risk of extinction - here’s the fu...

Tywell Gullet

By Dudley Miles - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=58083080

Northamptonshire's natural treasures 'under threat'

Residents protested in 2018 over badger welfare at the Lancaster Way development

Campaigners and developer at loggerheads over how to protect badgers at Northamp...

Residents protested in 2018 over badger welfare at the Lancaster Way development

Campaigners and developer at loggerheads over how to protect badgers at Northamp...

Estate manager Rachael Gladstone-Brown

Historic Lime tree avenue at Northamptonshire country estate to be restored
Restoration work on an avenue of trees at an historic house in Northamptonshire is set to begin.
By The Newsroom

The red lines on this aerial shot show the proposed development site boundary

Controversial Northamptonshire housing plan could be approved next week

The area is home to a number of great crested newts.

Northamptonshire litter pickers fear for wildlife near to planned new homes