18 June 2019
Local Plans are produced by local authorities, setting out how much housing and employment space is required in their district or borough. Sussex Wildlife Trust is supportive of a plan-led system because – if done properly - it allows us to ensure that biodiversity can be embedded at the heart of communities.
11 April 2019
Sussex Wildlife Trust has promoted the importance of ecosystem services for decades. We now work hard to get this recognized in all levels of decision making in Sussex. We want a Wilder Sussex and we want people to understand its importance and their role in delivering it.
10 April 2019
In recent weeks the media has reported several situations where developers are netting trees and hedgerows to prevent birds from establishing nests. So why are developers doing this?
25 February 2019
Guest blogger, Dr Tony Whitbread, blogs about protests by young people at political inaction over our climate crisis
25 October 2018
Whether or not you’re a fan of flat pack furniture, you’re bound to have heard about the possible arrival of the big IKEA in Lancing.
23 October 2018
Whitehawk Hill is one of Brighton & Hove’s most valuable wild spaces and a designated Local Nature Reserve - so why has it been earmarked for development?
11 May 2018
20 April 2018
Dr Tony Whitbread shares his concerns that the review of the National Planning Policy Framework will significantly weaken the protection of Local Wildlife Sites, leaving ‘loopholes for profiteering developers’
11 January 2018
The Wildlife Trusts are calling on developers, local authorities and Government to embrace a new, more holistic way of building: one that avoids damage to protected sites, and works with the natural surroundings to create gains for nature, and better health and well-being for residents.
09 April 2015