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.
Marine environment
Plan to tackle invaders of Plymouth Sound and the Tamar Estuaries
...of what to look out for, how to respond to new sightings of non-native species and how to reduce or prevent their spread. Invasive non-native species may have wonderful names:...
Go adventuring with The Snail and the Whale
Natural England is helping families get out and about this summer with a free to download activity pack celebrating a much loved tale. Alongside the Marine Management Organisation and Macmillan...
Your Blue Backyard: Looking under the Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight seas
...that first exploratory step into their blue backyard. The exhibition is attending events across Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight throughout the summer, including the New Forest Show, Dorset...
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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Landscapes and access, Marine environment, Parks, trails and nature reserves, Protected sites and species
Natural England's Chairman, Andrew Sells, at the opening of the Somerset stretch of the England Coast Path. A warm welcome to Natural England’s new blog. This is a place where...