Chief executive Tanya Steele said: “Our polling shows the environment is clearly a key issue for the public and they deserve to hear what the next government plans to do to restore nature and meet our climate targets.

“Unfortunately, politicians have largely gone awol on the environment during this campaign, but the next five years will be absolutely vital in bringing nature back from the brink, both at home and around the world.

“As the campaign enters the final straight, we’re calling on all parties to commit to action on nature and climate that’s hugely popular with the public.”

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds chief Beccy Speight added that none of the major political parties has a comprehensive plan showing how they will keep their commitments to hit legally binding targets to reverse the decline in nature by 2030.

Elliot Chapman-Jones, head of public affairs at The Wildlife Trusts, said Britain is a nation of nature lovers but “all we have right now is a string of broken promises – our next government must respond to the public’s call to do better.”