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- New 20 July close for IHBC’s ‘quick query’ to help local government conservation services: ‘… remarkable response already… so still time to shape our high-level advocacy’ 10/07/2026
- IHBC sponsors Gardens Trust on ‘New Town Landscapes: Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future’, 23-24/09, Milton Keynes 10/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: ‘Help Tackle One of Construction’s Biggest Killers: – Dust’…. a 5-minute survey open to 31 July 10/07/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 10/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: Decarbonizing the Built Environment Through Heritage (DBTH) Toolkit 10/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: UCL research confirms ‘Engaging with arts linked to slower pace of ageing’ 10/07/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £3M+ costed works this week: Professional body seeks research into structured civic input to planning processes, to 17/07, £15K 10/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: ‘The unlikely return of the back-to-back’ from Building 10/07/2026
- UK Government ‘Call for evidence’ (real world and quantitative especially): Strategy for the built environment professions, trades and occupations, to 12/08 10/07/2026
- CITB publishes Construction Workforce Outlook 2026-2030 10/07/2026
- Historic Environment Scotland is looking for your thoughts on volunteering – we need your input, to 19 July! 10/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Canada’s National Trust celebrates 50 Years of the World Heritage Convention 10/07/2026
- IHBC’s July CPD Circular now out: Our ‘What’s on’ CPD listing, for IHBC, partners etc. includes ‘Thanks’ to Newcastle & RTPI etc, & ‘Hello’ to Bristol/Bath 2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’ 07/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: ‘Help Tackle One of Construction’s Biggest Killers: – Dust’…. a 5-minute survey open to 31 July 07/07/2026
- Spotlighting IHBC’s recent Council film, ‘Do Drop-in, before they drop out’: Our new, must-see interview on pre-Pre App options, and how talking to applicants can help make things better! 07/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: DCMS and its refreshed ‘Areas of Research Interest’ (ARIs) 07/07/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Dezeen on… ‘An ‘alternative New York’, via Gaudi, AI and more. 07/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Scotland’s oldest working woolmill partners with Octopus Energy to bring its 19th-century waterwheel back to life 07/07/2026
- ‘Thoughtful’ Fife data centre ‘rethinks the server shed as a temple’ 07/07/2026
- Georgian Group ‘Vanbrugh 300’ competition for young designers – to 30 September 07/07/2026
- Government UK Policy Paper update on ‘Culture Priority Places’ 07/07/2026
- Reflections on the first six months of future lab, from HB&P’s Director 07/07/2026
- HES survey on use of new service trove.scot: to 28 Feb 2027 07/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: As one in three fail to collect derelict property levy, Ireland’s Taoiseach says some councils ‘just didn’t bother’… 07/07/2026
- IHBC welcomes ‘SAVE Buildings at Risk’ 2026 launch as data – a record 208 buildings added – highlights ongoing heritage pressures & threats 03/07/2026
Tag Archives: ecology
IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: UNESCO sites offer a lifeline to biodiversity, new report shows
UNESCO’s latest report highlights the extraordinary contribution of its sites for both people and nature.
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Tagged biodiversity, climate change, ecology, nature, UNESCO
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Lock-side Pill Boxes transformed to create new homes for bats
image for illustration: Common Pipistrelle, Égoïté, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Canal & River Trust has given World War II pill boxes on the Kennet & Avon Canal in Berkshire a new lease of life as homes for … Continue reading
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Tagged bats, conservation, ecology, habitat, heritage
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (globally local) doorstep’: Rare snail ‘cited’ in Council’s approval for Trump Doonbeg ballroom
image for illustration: Doonbeg 14th hole b Terrance Siemon, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Clare County Council has given the green light for a new ballroom at the US President Donald Trump-owned Trump Doonbeg golf resort in west Clare, … Continue reading
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Tagged development, ecology, global, Ireland, planning
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AHRC PhD studentships on ‘barriers to creating healthier places’
The first applications are now open for studentships investigating the barriers to creating healthier places – for people and the planet – through a new consortium of academic and industry partners, with support from the Arts and Humanities Research Council … Continue reading
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Tagged academia, arts, climate change, community, conservation, ecology, environment, heritage, humanities, industry, planning, research
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Campaign for National Parks’ ‘Rivers at Risk’ launch: 57% of NP rivers fail to meet ‘good’ ecological status
image for illustration: Peter Badcock The Rivers at Risk report from the Campaign for National Parks and the Rivers Trust, lists changes needed to policy, legislation etc., as it confirms that 57% of rivers in NPs fail to meet ‘good’ … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, ecology, environment, expertise, heritage, nature
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