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Ancient woodlands under less threat from housing than elsewhere, says council

The latest map of the East Park Energy proposals

Have your say on solar farm plans as consultation deadline looms

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Bedfordshire homebuilders warn children of potential risks during summer

New report from Planning Portal

75% of planning applications claim exemptions from Biodiversity Net Gain

Fen raft spider.

Watch: How big are fen raft spiders as species returns to UK

Robert Bruce Middle School Kempston.

Demolition of Kempston school delayed due to pregnant bats

Borough Hall, Bedford. Image LDRS

Company infilling quarry hits back at 'ecological vandalism' comments

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove arrives in Downing Street, London.

Almost a dozen hectares of open land in Bedford developed upon

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This is how beavers could be reintroduced to the UK near you - are they good for...

Wildcat numbers have fallen dramatically in the UK (Photo: Shutterstock)

Wildcats are being trained in preparation for release across the UK in 2023

"Once they are lost, they are lost forever"

More than 100 miles of Bedford paths could be lost
Ramblers say they were missed off the rights of way record when local authorities drew them up in the 1950s and 1960s
Clare Turner

The UK’s population of endangered red squirrels has suffered a loss of more than 60 per cent in the past 13 years. (Shuttertsock)

A quarter of native UK animals are at serious risk of extinction - here’s the fu...

Dog owners taking part in hare coursing can be fined up to 5,000

Two arrests after hare coursing reports in Great Barford

The launch of SEMLEP's repport It's the economy, naturally

‘Tree hugging is not part of bid to put nature on the agenda’

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