Natural England hails recovery of 150 struggling species

Chair Tony Juniper celebrates successes but says collective endeavour' needed to halt country's decline in nature

England needs a massive collective endeavour" to halt the country's nature decline, its top conservation official says, after multimillion-pound investments in nature helped dormice, voles, willow tits and other species thrive.

Targeted conservation projects led by Natural England as part of its 13m species recovery programme's capital grants scheme, have supported the recovery of 150 species, according to findings published on Wednesday.