Our response to the North Somerset Additional Sites Consultation
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The Wildlife Trusts respond to UK Government's inadequate consultation on badgers and bovine tuberculosis
Jo Smith, Chief Executive of Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, shares The Wildlife Trusts' thoughts on the wholly inadequate 5-week consultation launched by Defra on 14th March 2024, with the aim of…
Avon Wildlife Trust Response to West of England Joint Spatial Plan Consultation
Over the next 20 years, the West of England is facing an unprecedented level of development. The region is currently finalising the Joint Spatial Plan, which sets out the need for new housing,…
Avon Wildlife Trust Response to Bristol City Council’s Consultation on Parks and Green Spaces
Avon Wildlife Trust has today responded to Bristol City Council’s public consultation on the future of funding for the city’s parks, and voiced concerns that the proposed budget cuts could lead to…
Consultation on West of England Joint Spatial Plan – our concern for bat colonies
The Joint Spatial Plan (JSP), which sets out proposals for built development across the West of England, has reached an important stage, with hearings taking place during July, September and…
My Early Days
I was appointed to the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust on 20th July 2020, as Head of Nature Recovery South, after being interviewed on two Zoom meetings, a very odd experience in these strange…
Bat colonies under threat from development plans in North Somerset: Avon Wildlife Trust Statement on West of England Joint Spatial Plan
Avon Wildlife Trust has responded to the latest consultation on housing development in the West of England to express concern about the potential impact on protected bats in the North Somerset…
Avon Wildlife Trust Calls for Bristol Local Plan to Give Stronger Protection for City Wildlife
Avon Wildlife Trust has today submitted comments on Bristol's Local Plan published for consultation by Bristol City Council - which sets out how development will happen across the city over…
Avon Wildlife Trust Urges Local MPs to Act Swiftly for Wildlife - Rare chance to reverse the decline of nature in England
Avon Wildlife Trust is urging local MPs across the region to use the unique opportunity given by two major Government consultations on farming and planning, to reverse the decline in English…
AWT Chief Executive Urges Weston-super-Mare MP John Penrose to Act Swiftly for Wildlife
Avon Wildlife Trust chief executive, Ian Barrett, has today urged John Penrose, MP for Weston-super-Mare, to use the unique opportunity given by two major Government consultations on farming and…