England Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Thu, 20 Jun 2024 15:36:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png England Archives - Positive News 32 32 Ecologists roped in to help hazel dormice bridge the gap https://www.positive.news/environment/ecologists-roped-in-to-help-hazel-dormice-bridge-the-gap/ Wed, 19 Jun 2024 10:52:22 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=484434 High level wildlife corridors are being strung up for hazel dormice in one of England’s ancient forests

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]]> Lichen-lovers asked to spot signs of life among the dead https://www.positive.news/society/lichen-lovers-asked-to-spot-signs-of-life-among-the-dead/ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 09:12:50 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=482235 Citizen scientists are being asked to zoom in on the lichen in their local churchyards from this weekend

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]]> The rewilded English farm where ‘miracles’ of nature happen https://www.positive.news/environment/rewilding-the-farm-where-miracles-of-nature-happen/ Fri, 11 Aug 2023 10:23:59 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=444344 Species thought to be locally extinct are returning to the rewilded Knepp Estate, which is now influencing government policy

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]]> ‘A win for nature and those who love it’: the Dartmoor ruling – and why it matters https://www.positive.news/society/justice/dartmoor-wild-camping-ruling-england/ Fri, 04 Aug 2023 12:50:39 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=443667 The overturning of a wild camping ban at an English beauty spot has given new momentum to land access campaigns

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]]> Pumping hot: inside Britain’s first heat pump village https://www.positive.news/environment/pumping-hot-inside-britains-first-heat-pump-village/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 09:15:40 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=440973 How did residents of a small English village switch en masse to renewable energy? Well, it all began with a margherita pizza

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]]> The off-grid community hidden in an English woodland https://www.positive.news/society/the-eco-commune-in-an-english-woodland/ Mon, 12 Jun 2023 09:11:43 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=435910 Tinkers Bubble is a £120-per-month eco-commune, where farming hilly pastures and making cider are part of daily life

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]]> The ‘lost’ underwater forests that came back from the dead https://www.positive.news/environment/the-lost-underwater-rainforest-that-came-back-from-the-dead/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 08:58:59 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=435880 England’s kelp forests have suffered a silent plight at the hands of trawlers. But communities are mobilising to save them

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]]> The African choirs tackling loneliness in England’s care homes https://www.positive.news/society/the-african-choirs-cheering-up-englands-care-homes/ Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:00:33 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=432082 African church choirs are proving to be a joyous, low-cost solution to the epidemic of loneliness in English care homes

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]]> The plan to create a ‘nature recovery site’ in every English county https://www.positive.news/environment/the-plan-to-create-a-nature-recovery-site-in-every-english-county/ Mon, 27 Mar 2023 14:29:14 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=429117 A rewilding charity that launched in lockdown is buying up degraded land and restoring it to boost nature and create jobs

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]]> Why England’s hospitals are putting venison on the menu https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/health/why-englands-hospitals-are-putting-venison-on-the-menu/ Tue, 28 Feb 2023 15:29:57 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=425603 Instead of farmed meats, hospital patients are being served wild venison, which proponents say is healthier and more sustainable

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