Somerset Hedgehog Charity Faces Closure Amid Financial Crisis Sunday, August 17, 2025 hedgehogs charity rescue somerset wildlife conservation funding volunteers rehabilitation animals Hedgehogs have long captured hearts through children’s stories, animated films, and fairy tales, thanks to their charming and harmless nature. In Somerset, these endearing creatures are an integral part of rural life and … Read More
Rare Species Thrive Thanks to £13 Million Species Recovery Programme Friday, August 15, 2025 conservation biodiversity speciesrecovery habitatrestoration wildlife naturalengland eels bats volunteering environment A groundbreaking £13 million investment through Natural England’s Species Recovery Programme is making a significant impact in conserving rare and threatened species across the UK. Running from August 2023 to March 2025, the … Read More
Multi-Million Pound Investment Drives Success for UK’s Rare Species Recovery Friday, August 15, 2025 conservation biodiversity wildlife restoration habitat eel bats volunteering nature environment The UK’s rare and threatened species have received a significant boost thanks to a £13 million investment through the Species Recovery Programme’s Capital Grants Scheme, running from August 2023 to March 2025. Led by Natural … Read More
Village to Contest Demolition of Controversial Brutalist Church Friday, August 15, 2025 church brutalism conservation bath demolition architecture housing heritage planning community Residents of Northend, a village near Bath, are preparing to challenge the recent planning permission granted to demolish the Church of the Good Shepherd, an emblematic brutalist building, to make way for new housing. … Read More
Historic Bath Building in Disrepair Set for Long-Awaited Repairs Thursday, August 14, 2025 bath historic restoration heritage samuelsmith architecture disrepair planning conservation georgian Plans have been submitted to restore the former King Edward’s School building on Broad Street, a once “handsome” structure in the heart of Bath that has suffered decades of neglect. The Grade II listed building, now a dusty … Read More
Residents Rally Against Controversial Housing Development in Historic Batheaston Village Thursday, August 14, 2025 batheaston housing conservation heritage brutalism development community architecture planning campaign Residents of Batheaston are mounting a strong opposition to a new housing development approved by the council, which involves demolishing the 1960s Roman Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd to make way for four modern … Read More