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Press Gazette Newsletter of the Year 2022. News, science, reports and features, handpicked and written by us. Delivered every Friday.

A pheasant walks through a woodland.

England's Headwaters & Pheasants in Forests

22 May 2026 — Inkcap

A White Stork stands tall among vegetation.

White Storks & Medieval Woodland

15 May 2026 — Inkcap

A fish swims below a shaft of light, close to the river floor.

Chalk Streams & Sky Gardens

08 May 2026 — Inkcap

Royal Warning & Nightingale Threat

Royal Warning & Nightingale Threat

01 May 2026 — Inkcap

A bison standing on grass, with woodland in the background, stares directly at the camera.

Election Demands & Bison Microbiome

24 Apr 2026 — Inkcap

A red squirrels perched on a branch.

Golden Eagles & Red Squirrels

17 Apr 2026 — Inkcap

A close up of a Rainbow Leaf Beetle, perched on the purple flowers of lavender.

Species Recovery & Woodland Flora

10 Apr 2026 — Inkcap

A Swallowtail upon pink-and-white Sweet William flowers, spreading its wings.

Trail Hunting Ban & Swallowtail Butterflies

03 Apr 2026 — Inkcap

Common snipe stands in water against a hazy yellow background.

Wild Birds & Wolf Cull

27 Mar 2026 — Inkcap

A red oak leaf against a blue sky.

Land Use Framework & Oak Protection

20 Mar 2026 — Inkcap

A large greenhouse, with the spire of Magdalen College in the background, and a manicured lawn in the foreground.

Forgotten Forests & Oxford Scentscapes

13 Mar 2026 — Inkcap

A small path running through a springtime woodland, with bluebells either side.

Protected Sites & Forest Archetypes

06 Mar 2026 — Inkcap

The white skull of a muntjac deer lies among dead leaves.

Welsh Environment Bill & Deer Strategy

27 Feb 2026 — Inkcap

Two deer, with big antlers, in a field in Scotland, with haybales in the background.

Deer Hunting & Curling Stones

20 Feb 2026 — Inkcap

Beaver Release & Welsh Rewilding

Beaver Release & Welsh Rewilding

13 Feb 2026 — Inkcap

Scottish Environment Bill & Rural Diversity

Scottish Environment Bill & Rural Diversity

06 Feb 2026 — Inkcap

Swift Bricks & Octopus Bloom

Swift Bricks & Octopus Bloom

30 Jan 2026 — Inkcap

National Security & Habitat Decline

National Security & Habitat Decline

23 Jan 2026 — Inkcap

OEP Report & Himalayan Balsam

OEP Report & Himalayan Balsam

16 Jan 2026 — Inkcap

Early Blooms & Extinct Frogs

Early Blooms & Extinct Frogs

09 Jan 2026 — Inkcap

Farming Report & Butterfly Breeding

Farming Report & Butterfly Breeding

19 Dec 2025 — Inkcap

Peatland Restoration & White Storks

Peatland Restoration & White Storks

12 Dec 2025 — Inkcap

Environmental Improvement Plan & Deer Culls

Environmental Improvement Plan & Deer Culls

05 Dec 2025 — Inkcap

Autumn Budget & Peregrine Decline

Autumn Budget & Peregrine Decline

28 Nov 2025 — Inkcap