150+ lawyers
giving up their time
20 university
law teams
350+ cases
each year
£1 million +
worth of free help each year
Advice and Referral Service
A network of solicitors, barristers and technical experts, all giving their time to help communities and individuals facing environmental threats.
ELF University Network
We work with a network of 20 university law schools across the UK to support environmental law clinics, contributing to casework, research, and the development of future environmental lawyers.
About Us
We support communities to understand and use the law to protect and restore nature. Learn more about our work, our team, and how we are guided by lived experience to drive change.
Recent Cases
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Court rules against adventure sports hub threatening Ceibwr Bay
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Protecting Beachy Head West: Why we challenged dredging in a marine conservation zone
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Loch Lomond at risk: Why we’re supporting communities against Flamingo Land’s resort plans
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Protecting the beating heart of nature: ELF backs the Bristol Declaration
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A Win for Caernarfon: Community Stops Polluting Plant Proposals
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Toxic Truths: Exposing the Harm from Cherry Tree Farm
Latest News
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30by30: A delivery plan needs to explain delivery
16 Jul 2026
The Government’s new 30by30 Delivery Plan has been met with widespread disappointment across t…
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A faster planning system, but at what cost to democratic scrutiny?
13 Jul 2026
by Emma Montlake, ELF’s Director of Casework The Government’s new National Scheme of Delegati…
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ELF Member Spotlight: Margherita Cornaglia
09 Jul 2026
Margherita Cornaglia is a Barrister at Landmark Chambers. Margherita advises and represents clients…
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University Network
Environmental Law Foundation work with a number of university law schools to run supervised clinics with help from ELF advisers.
“We would have failed if it wasn’t for ELF. There is very little help out there for environmental causes … ELF was the only charity we could find that supported smaller groups.”
Irena Litton,
Clerk Leonard Stanley Parish Council Member, Mankley Field Action Group