News UK June 2010

Records of violet carpenter bee in Worcestershire needed, 16th June, 2010 The Wildlife Trusts, topic, place
Participatory budgeting is having a positive impact in the UK, Jun 17 participatorybudgeting.org.uk, Jun 17, 2010 
98.6 per cent of bathing waters in England and Wales met European water quality standards last year, exceeding that of countries including France, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland and the Netherlands. A European Environment Agency report ranks bathing water quality around the coast of England and Wales 12th out of 22 EU member states – up from 15th place in 2008. 10-Jun environment-agency.gov.uk, 10-Jun-10 topic
Rate of woodland creation in the UK continues to fall despite recent calls for increasing woodland cover from within and outside government. From more than 12,000 ha of new planting in 2004, levels had halved to less than 6,000 ha last year and have fallen further to 5,000 ha in the last planting season. woodlandtrust.org.uk, Forestry Commission research has shown that between 1980 and 1997 England suffered a 64% decline in individual trees. topic
First local authority in the UK to offer rewards for recycling to all its residents, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, launches scheme with an invitation to more than 60,000 households to join the innovative RecycleBank service, 7 June Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, 7 June 2010 
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