Patrick Barkham
Natural History Writer at The Guardian
Guardian writer. Books, butterflies, Norfolk Wildlife Trust President. Latest is THE SWIMMER, biography of Roger Deakin. (The silver fox in the Speedos is Rog.)
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2 days ago |
theguardian.com | Helena Horton |Sandra Laville |Patrick Barkham
Labour MPs are planning to rebel over the planning and infrastructure bill after constituents raised concern that it threatens protected habitats and wildlife. The Guardian understands that about two dozen Labour MPs are calling for ministers to force developers to build more than a million homes for which they already have planning permission before pushing through legislation that rolls back environmental protections for the most protected habitats in England.
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3 days ago |
theguardian.com | Sandra Laville |Patrick Barkham |Helena Horton
More than 5,000 of England’s most sensitive, rare and protected natural habitats are at high risk of being destroyed by development under Labour’s new planning bill, according to legal analysis of the legislation. The Guardian has examined the threat the bill poses to 5,251 areas known as nature’s “jewels in the crown”, as some of the country’s most respected wildlife charities call for a key part of the bill to be scrapped.
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3 days ago |
theguardian.com | Patrick Barkham |Sandra Laville |Helena Horton
More than 5,000 of the rarest and most precious natural habitats in England are at risk of being destroyed under Labour’s new planning bill, according to legal analysis of the legislation. Here are just 10 irreplaceable wild places currently or recently imperilled by development that are likely to face renewed threats if the current wildlife protections are torn up by the government’s bill. 1.
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2 weeks ago |
msn.com | Patrick Barkham
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Patrick Barkham
Providing every new home with at least one “swift brick” to help endangered cavity-nesting birds has been rejected by Labour at the committee stage of its increasingly controversial planning bill. The amendment to the bill to ask every developer to provide a £35 hollow brick for swifts, house martins, sparrows and starlings, which was tabled by Labour MP Barry Gardiner, has been rejected by the Labour-dominated committee.
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This is brilliant. Come and listen to Rob in person at Epic Studios, Norwich, next Monday... https://t.co/QYqVXDYMxH
Hello — Is A River Alive? has been adapted as Radio 4’s Book of the Week next week. Five episodes, read by me—& we’ve folded in field recordings & some beautiful Max Richter music. First episode, Anima, broadcasts tomorrow at 11.45am. You can listen here: https://t.co/gnTIOQ0RkW
RT @curlewcalls: Excellent article by @patrick_barkham on the fabulous, courageous @WriterHannahBT’s heroic fight for swifts. Honoured t…
It's such a simple positive step for nature – a £35 hollow brick in every new home for endangered cavity-nesting birds, especially marvellous swifts. Builders in favour too. All Labour MPs have to do is vote for a Labour MP's amendment to make it happen. https://t.co/vKuV264oac