Historic landscape immortalised by John Constable set to be ‘concreted over’ with 5,000 homes

When old master John Constable set up his easel in 1804 in a rural Hampshire village, he considered the setting so inspirational he recreated it in watercolours. But there are now fears the picturesque landscape that he captured in his ‘A View at Hursley’ could soon look a little different – with three solar farms … Read more

Britain concreted over green fields equivalent to the size of Dorset in the past 25 years

Britain concreted over green fields equivalent to the size of Dorset in the past 25 years, satellite analysis shows Britain concreted over green fields equivalent to Dorset in the past 25 years There was a significant reduction in land for farming crops in East Anglia The analysis was made by the UK Centre of Ecology … Read more