National bodies publish statistics on nature, transport, planning and mortality within 48 hours

Four separate official statistics releases published on 19 and 20 August 2026 cover policy areas with local relevance, although none provide Bristol-specific breakdowns [1][2][3][4][5].

Natural England said the Children’s People and Nature Survey for England 2022 update reports how children and young people aged 8-to-15 engaged with the natural environment inside and outside of school, based on fieldwork run between 12 and 26 August 2022 and 21 September and 10 October 2022 [1].

The Department for Transport said its Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation statistics 2026 first provisional release covers the supply of renewable fuels for January to December 2026 [2].

The Planning Inspectorate said its experimental statistics publication on 20 August 2026 covers performance against Ministerial Measures and includes statistical release, data tables and charts [3].

The UK Health Security Agency published two mortality datasets on 20 August 2026 [4][5]. It said the weekly all-cause mortality surveillance for 2026 to 2027 compares the actual number of deaths in England with expected numbers each week [4]. It also said the cold mortality monitoring report for England, winter 2025 to 2026, is an annual report on the surveillance of mortality during cold episodes [5].