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Time to ditch the London Resort

Wildlife charities call for withdrawal of major theme park planning application after Swanscombe Marshes is awarded special protection status Wildlife charities are calling for the withdrawal of the London Resort...

10/11/2021

Environment Bill no vote for bees in Commons

Buglife were disappointed that last night MPs voted against bees and other pollinators by not including Clause 75 in the Environment Bill. Despite a petition of 65,000 signatures handed to...

21/10/2021

Campaigners say a firm no to theme park destruction of Kent wildlife site

Campaigners against a proposal to build a theme park on a nationally important wildlife haven at Swanscombe Marshes in Kent, voted with their feet at the weekend by rallying to make their objections heard.   Local people and representatives from Save Swanscombe Peninsula, Buglife, RSPB, Kent Wildlife Trust and CPRE Kent turned out in force to rally at the...

02/10/2021

MPs to vote on protecting bees from pesticides

Populations of British bees and other pollinators have been devastated in recent years by new insecticides.  Despite acknowledging over ten years ago that current pesticide approval tests are not able...

14/09/2021