Marine protection sites: How did we get here and where do we go from here?
Jim Robinson, former Marine Project Manager for Natural England, tells us about the expansion of England’s network of Marine Protected Areas.
Marine environment
Highly Protected Marine Areas. Why do we need them?
Today we explored why the introduction of Highly Protected Marine Areas could be important for marine protection and recovery.
Plan to tackle invaders of Plymouth Sound and the Tamar Estuaries
A new biosecurity plan funded by Natural England, aims to tackle the potentially devastating impact of invasive non-native species on industry, recreation and the marine environment itself.
Go adventuring with The Snail and the Whale
Natural England help celebrate 15 years of the Snail and the Whale ,with the launch of a new activity booklet celebrating the much loved tale.
Your Blue Backyard: Looking under the Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight seas
A new mobile exhibition showcasing the underwater life of the Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight seas has been launched.
Reflections: Using nature to overcome 21st Century water challenges
The Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) Partnership celebrated World Water Day on Thursday 22nd March. This year’s theme ‘Nature for Water’ provided us with an opportunity to reflect on our core approach to Catchment Sensitive Farming which uses ‘nature’ in its …
A Blue Belt in Marine protection for Seabirds
Emily Kirkham in our Marine Team tells us about today’s momentous announcement to protect three important sites for seabirds. I work on the Natural England led project to identify a suite of marine Special Protection Areas (SPAs). Today it’s really pleasing …
Sun, seaweed and citizen science
Find out how you could help add to our knowledge bank by taking part in the Big Seaweed Search from our marine ecologist Dylan Todd. The Big Seaweed Search is a citizen science project run by the Natural History Museum. …
The Great British Beach Clean
Forget The Great British Bake Off, how about joining in The Great British Beach Clean? What is the Great British Beach Clean? The Great British Beach Clean event is organised by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) each year and gets …
Welcome from the Chairman
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Categories:
Landscapes and access, Marine environment, Parks, trails and nature reserves, Protected sites and species
Welcome to Natural England’s new blog. This is a place where we’ll share updates on our work and stories from our staff - whether that's work on creating a continuous path around our coast and managing 140 National Nature Reserves, or conducting research on the recovery of the dormouse and monitoring populations of hen harriers.