One in six UK species threatened with extinction – here's what we could lose (plus how to save them)

By Richard Gregory, Honorary Professor of Genetics, Evolution & Environment, UCL

The UK is considered one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. This is not surprising given its history of early industrialisation and agricultural intensification.

These islands have lost species and unique habitats have shrunk to tiny remnants. Nearly every landscape and view has transformed.

What is more surprising is that over the last 50 years or so, from when scientists started to collect information about…

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