Walsall’s residents are planting wildflowers for rare bee species. 🐝 Community engagement has an important role in the Purple Horizons Nature Recovery Project. Watch the video to find out how one resident, Luke, will encourage more bees to visit his garden. Also, find out why bees are so important from project bee specialist, Aaron. This project is made possible through the collaborative partnerships growing the Nature Recovery Network. Thanks to Walsall Council, Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust, Staffordshire County Council, Lichfield District Council, The Friends of Pelsall Commons and University of Birmingham. https://lnkd.in/eR5xWTh4 #NatureRecoveryNetwork #Pollinators #Walsall #Bee
Natural England
Environmental Services
Securing a #healthy #natural #environment for people to enjoy, where #wildlife is #protected and #England's #landscapes
About us
Natural England is an Executive Non-departmental Public Body responsible to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Our purpose is to protect and improve England’s natural environment and encourage people to enjoy and get involved in their surroundings.
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https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/natural-england
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Mike Prince
Senior Advisor at Natural England
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Andrew Burford
Green Infrastructure, Connecting People with Nature
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Ian Tester
Product Manager (contract)
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Daren Marenghi
An experienced, disciplined, and highly motivated SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST / PRODUCT OWNER. Holds active SC Clearance.
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To date, Natural England’s Nutrient Mitigation Scheme has offered credits for over 6,000 homes in the Tees and is fully meeting credit demand - speeding up housebuilding and nature recovery for local communities. The benefits of embedding nature recovery into the planning of new housing include: 💧 protection of rivers and coast 🦔 more space for wildlife like songbirds, hedgehogs and butterflies to thrive 🚶improved access to nature for people and the wellbeing boost that provides Read our new blog to learn more about our work with partners Tees Rivers Trust and Durham Wildlife Trust to deliver benefits for people and nature in the Tees. https://lnkd.in/emhN3Z3y #NatureRecovery #HouseBuilding #NutrientMitigation #Tees
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Nature Recovery is beneficial for health, wealth and security. 🏞️ At Lunt Wetland Reserve, a cross-agency partnership to create more diverse habitats provides flood prevention and increased access to nature. Join Marian Spain, Alan Lovell and Sir William Worsley on a visit to Lunt Wetland to hear more about the benefits of working together for people and nature. Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Forestry England, Lancashire Wildlife Trust, The Mersey Forest, National Trust. #NatureRecovery #Wetlands #NatureBasedSolutions
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A £250k boost for nature recovery 🌱 Projects for Nature is an online platform developed through a public/private partnership involving the Council for Sustainable Business, Accenture, Crowdfunder UK, Wildlife and Countryside Link, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Environment Agency and Natural England. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is a founding business partner of Projects for Nature and the first utility company to support the pioneering initiative, which accelerates nature recovery by connecting businesses with screened nature restoration projects. Supporting two projects, SSEN’s commitment of £250k will enable Heal Rewilding in Somerset to install deer fencing which will protect returning saplings, scrub plants and native flora. 🌿 The funding will also help the Freshwater Habitats Trust to support wetland species and climate resilience by rewetting vulnerable alkaline fen in Oxfordshire. 💧 In a new blog, Chairperson for Projects for Nature, Justin Francis, explains the important impact this funding will have on nature recovery, supporting England’s growing Nature Recovery Network. Read his blog here: https://lnkd.in/en2P_gVZ. If you’re a business that wants to get involved, search ‘Projects for Nature’. #NatureRecoveryNetwork #CorporateResponsibility #Biodiversity #Environment
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Nightjar surveys offer a tangible way to measure the progress of Nature Recovery Projects such as Heathland Connections. 🐦 At places like Thursley National Nature Reserve, a dedicated Reserve Manager works alongside a team of passionate volunteers throughout the winter to maintain the open habitats essential for rare species. The distinctive sound of nightjars in spring and summer is a sign of successful habitat management that contributes to growing the national Nature Recovery Network. Victoria Hawkins, Senior Advisor for Heathland Connections, recently led BBC Countryfile presenter Joe Crowley on a night time survey to see if the efforts of collaborative hard work to create healthy nesting habitats had paid off. Read our latest blog to find out if they had. https://lnkd.in/gM6Et_id #NatureRecoveryNetwork #HeathlandConnections #Nightjar
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Newhouse Farm is building a climate resilient business. 🚜 Working closely with Natural England’s Catchment Sensitive Farming advisers and the Forestry Commission, Newhouse Farm is taking steps to reduce its carbon footprint and improve soil quality. The farm has changed its crop rotation, nutrient management and grown trees to capture carbon. Watch the full-length video on YouTube to learn more about this LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) demonstration farm and the options you could explore for your own farming business. https://lnkd.in/eXcWHSeg #ClimateResilience #NatureFriendlyFarming
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Natural England’s Chief Scientist Report 2023 is now live. 🔎 This report focusses on the impact of our work and how we determine what that impact is. A variety of important topics are covered including: 🗺️habitat mapping 🌱soil health research 🐟marine conservation 👩🦽making nature more accessible Find out more: https://lnkd.in/efvm9U2U
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Investing in nature provides benefits for nature and people. 🤝 Purple Horizons is a fantastic example of what can be achieved with the right funding, partnerships and long-term vision for nature recovery as we grow a national Nature Recovery Network. Watch and listen to our partners Walsall Council and Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust to learn more about the positive impacts of investing in nature. ⬇️ This project is also happening in partnership with University of Birmingham, Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, Butterfly Conservation, Canal & River Trust, Environment Agency, Staffordshire County Council, Lichfield District Council, West Midlands Combined Authority, Black Country Geopark and Friends of Pelsall Commons. For more information visit: https://lnkd.in/eR5xWTh4 #PurpleHorizons #NatureRecoveryNetwork #Pollinators
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How much carbon is held in grasslands, wood pastures and traditional orchards? 🍎 Nature Returns is a partnership that’s gathering data to answer questions like this, to build the evidence for nature-based solutions to climate change. Working with partners including Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Wakehurst, we are measuring the change in carbon and biodiversity levels when nature is restored. Planting wood pastures and other semi-natural habitats is an example of a nature-based solution that can offer multiple benefits to people in the face of a changing climate. Benefits like: 🌾 Food security 💧 Clean water 🌊 Flood protection Nature Returns aims to quantify the potential of these solutions with data, enabling governments and businesses alike to deliver improved, cost-effective outcomes for biodiversity, people and climate. Follow the link for more information. https://lnkd.in/eBu5JeTe #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #NatureRecovery #NatureReturns
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Why are we creating habitat for great crested newts? 🦎 Great crested newts are the largest of the UK’s three native species of newt and are a great indicator of the health of a water source – they will travel up to 1km to find the right pond. Over the last 100 years, great crested newts have disappeared from many sites right across Europe, mainly because of pond loss and intensive agriculture. Alongside delivering Natural England's own District Level Licensing scheme, we are working with Nature Space Partnership NatureSpace Partnership (NSP) and Newt Conservation Partnership Newt Conservation Partnership (NCP) to share knowledge and evaluate the outcomes of the schemes. NCP create and restore ponds for great crested newts under the NSP District Licensing scheme. Monitoring of the partnership’s ponds already shows they are supporting great crested newts and a variety of freshwater invertebrates. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eNNv8Mqs #GreatCrestedNewt #DLL #DistrictLevelLicensing #DistrictLicensing
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