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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (quarry) doorstep’: Former brick shale quarry in Lancashire to be turned into wildlife sanctuary

Posted on 30/05/2026 by IHBC

image for illustration: Old quarry on Dalton Bank by Bobby Clegg, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons A former Lancashire quarry that once supplied materials to make bricks is set to be transformed into meadows and woodlands, reports LancsLive.

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The Wildlife Trusts: Government amendment to Planning Bill threatens nature and infrastructure delivery… removing statutory consultees from NSIPs pre-app process

Posted on 16/05/2025 by IHBC

image for illustration: Peter Badcock A Government amendment to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill removes all statutory consultees from the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) pre-application process, which The Wildlife Trusts describe as ‘bad news for nature recovery, communities and … Continue reading →

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