This publication provides a detailed statistical update of 24 indicators that give an overview of biodiversity in England. The publication measures progress in the delivery of goals and objectives outlined in Biodiversity 2020 published by the government in 2011.

Biodiversity is the variety of all life on Earth. It includes all species of animals and plants, and the natural systems that support them. Biodiversity matters because it supports the vital benefits we get from the natural environment. It contributes to our economy, our health and wellbeing, and it enriches our lives.

The datasets associated with this publication can be found here ENV09 – England biodiversity indicators

The detailed assessments for each species and habitat, including all grassland priority habitats and the ‘old’ priority bees, are published online:

Species (updated 2008)
Habitats (updated 2012)

Next major update is provisionally planned for June/July 2019

This data set provides a detailed statistical update of 24 indicators that give an overview of biodiversity in England.

If you would like the data in Excel format please email: enviro.statistics@defra.gsi.gov.uk .

Strategy for England’s wildlife and ecosystem services, Biodiversity 2020 Indicators

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The next update is provisionally scheduled for July 2019.

This release and publication report on UK progress towards meeting the biodiversity goals and targets ‘the Aichi targets’ agreed in 2010. These targets were set out in the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020. The UK is a signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

All of the 2018 Biodiversity Indicators for the UK are available on the Joint Nature Conservation Committee website.

Biodiversity is the variety of all life on Earth. It includes all species of animals and plants, and the natural systems that support them. Biodiversity matters because it supports the vital benefits we get from the natural environment. It contributes to our economy, our health and wellbeing, and it enriches our lives.

Next major update provisionally planned for July 2019.

This publication gives tonnages of wheat, barley and oats stocks held on farms in England and Wales and of wheat, barley, oats and maize stocks held by UK ports, co-operatives and merchants. The information for farm stocks is updated twice a year; in February (datasets only), and in June together with annual UK ports cooperatives and merchants data (Statistical Notice and datasets). Grain is a globally traded commodity and supply and demand is influenced by international markets. Stocks are an important measure of grain availability and a key component of UK cereals supply and demand balance sheets. The stocks at the end of June in any particular year form the opening stocks for the following season.

Next update: The Statistical Notice published 31 August 2017 is the final publication of this series by Defra. Further publications and datasets will be published by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) AHDB cereal usage data. Defra will continue to publish the statistical dataset for on farm stocks.

This guidance is intended to explain how local authorities should implement the radioactive contaminated land regime, including how they should go about deciding whether land is ‘contaminated land’.