Show Notes
The Environment Agency has declared droughts across half of England, as parts of the country are experiencing the longest dry period in 30 years.
At the same time, wildfires have raged across the UK. Most recently, this has included the Dunwich Heath wildfire in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths protected area, which saw more than 150 hectares of rare coastal lowland heath burned.
On this week’s episode, the National Trust’s senior national specialist on climate adaptation, Keith Jones, tells the Eco Chamber what’s been lost, and what needs to happen next.
Jones explains how the National Trust is taking action now, but as a nation, he doesn’t believe the UK has the capacity to respond to a catastrophic wildfire event such as those seen in Europe this summer. The podcast team also gets to grips with the recently assigned portfolios of DEFRA’s new ministers.
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The deaths of England’s sea eagles tied to rat poison The bat nightmare of Lochmaben And the river Ouse’s new charter
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