Transport for Wales launches Biodiversity Action Plan
Transport for Wales has set a target of no net loss of biodiversity in its operations by 2024 as part of an ambitious new Biodiversity Action Plan launched this week. Using the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ biodiversity metric for guidance, TfW is aiming to achieve no net loss of biodiversity through its […]
Highways England launches biodiveristy policy with a focus on wildflowers on verges and roadsides
Highways England has launched a new biodiversity policy which will see it creating the types of soils on its verges and raodsides that will encourage the growth of more wildflowers. More fertile areas with lots of topsoil – rich in potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen – favour aggressive grasses, dock and nettle, which are all fast-growing […]