Fears for England riverbank habitats amid relaxed post-Brexit rules

Exclusive: Analysis shows farmers ploughing to the edge of waterways, destroying crucial wildlife ecosystems

Huge tracts of precious riverside habitats for water voles and other wildlife in England are being lost as they are not covered by post-Brexit farming rules, campaigners warn.

New analysis by the Wildlife Trusts found more than 400 square km of riverside habitat in England may have been lost since the UK left the EU in 2020.