Corporate information: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs – Statistics at Defra

We publish national and official statistics relating to the environment, rural communities, food, farming and biosecurity.




Press release: UK’s first ‘super’ National Nature Reserve created on Purbeck Heaths

Landscape-scale conservation to help tackle climate change and benefit more than 2.5 million visitors.




Detailed guide: Digital maps in the Rural Payments service – check and change mapping updates

Read how to check changes that have been made to your digital maps and what to do if you want to make changes.




Research and analysis: Avian influenza (bird flu) in Europe and in the UK

Preliminary and updated outbreak assessments for avian influenza (bird flu) in Europe and in the UK.




News story: Nicholas Saphir appointed as new Chair for the AHDB

New Chair of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) to take over from April 2020