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Birds of a Feather: Restoring Habitats for seabirds in the Solent

Natural England, 11 November 2024 - Biodiversity, Climate change, Coast and access, Marine environment, National Nature Reserve, Natural England, Nature Recovery, Seabirds, Species recovery, Wildlife

Jessica Taylor, Marine and Coastal Senior Officer at Natural England, talks about some of the work the Thames Solent team are doing to support our breeding seabirds in the Solent. Located on the New Forest coastline, our North Solent NNR …

Harnessing Innovative Technology for Nature-Based Solutions in Norfolk & Suffolk

Natural England, 10 November 2024 - Biodiversity, Farming, Flood Management, Mapping, Marine environment, Monitoring, Natural England, Nature Recovery, Nature-based solutions, Science and evidence, Species recovery, Wildlife, wildlife and farming

In celebration of World Science Day (10th November), we’re taking a look at the surprising ways Natural England uses technology in its day-to-day operations. In Norfolk & Suffolk, a number of projects are using innovative technology to improve efficiency and …

COP 16 reflections: Making the connection between global and local

Tony Juniper, 9 November 2024 - Biodiversity, Biodiversity Net Gain, Climate change, Environmental Improvement Plan, Natural England, Nature Recovery

Blog by Tony Juniper CBE, Chair of Natural England The extreme urgency of the climate and Nature emergency was brought home to us last week by the devastating flooding that struck Valencia, which provided a stark backdrop to the discussions …

Natural England's role in High Speed 2

Oliver Harmar, 8 November 2024 - Biodiversity, Development, Species recovery, Wildlife

There has been inaccurate coverage about Natural England’s involvement in the development of HS2's bat tunnel. Natural England has not required HS2 Ltd to build the reported structure, or any other structure, nor advised on the design or costs. The …

International use of England's biodiversity metric having global impact

Natural England, 8 November 2024 - Biodiversity, Biodiversity Net Gain, Biodiversity Net Gain – Hints and Tips, Development, Environment Act, Environmental Improvement Plan, Green Infrastructure, Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS), Natural Capital, Natural England

By Nick White, Principal Adviser on Biodiversity Net Gain, and Steve Panks, Principal Specialist Biodiversity Net Gain and Biodiversity Metrics, at Natural England, explore the global significance of the biodiversity metric and its role in nature recovery across the world. …

Working together for nature – collaborating on the first Local Nature Recovery Strategy in England

Simon Stonehouse, 7 November 2024 - Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS), Natural England, Nature Recovery, Nature Recovery Network

By Simon Stonehouse, Natural England Wessex Area Team The Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) for the West of England has landed. It’s the first of 48 that will cover the whole of England to be launched. This is a huge …

Seabed Saviours - the EU Life Recreation ReMEDIES project comes to an end

Fiona Tibbitt, 1 November 2024 - Biodiversity, Climate change, Marine environment, Natural Capital, Natural England, Science and evidence

By Fiona Tibbitt, Project Manager on the EU Life Recreation ReMEDIES I have had the privilege of being Project Manager on the EU Life Recreation ReMEDIES project for the last one and half years. I’ll admit it was a daunting …

Mapping our green and blue spaces: the green infrastructure mapping project

Natural England, 31 October 2024 - Biodiversity, Climate change, Development, Environmental Improvement Plan, Flood Management, Green Infrastructure, Mapping, Natural Capital, Natural England, Nature Recovery, Nature Recovery Network, NCEA, Science and evidence, Uncategorized

Martin Moss, senior officer for green infrastructure mapping, and Sarah Parrott, higher officer for engagement and impact If you looked at a map of your local area, could you identify the accessible green spaces? What about the blue ones? If …

Nature Connectedness: Creating a network of champions across Cumbria

Natural England, 25 October 2024 - Connecting People with Nature, Countryside Code, Education, Landscapes and access, Mental health and wellbeing, Natural England, Nature Recovery, Parks, trails and nature reserves

There has been a significant decline in the amount of time children and young people spend playing outside, and alongside this we have seen declines in mental and physical health. Access to, and relationships with nature can play an important …

To the ReSCUE: Understanding flight heights for seabird conservation and offshore wind expansion

Natural England, 24 October 2024 - Climate change, Development, Monitoring, Seabirds, Wildlife

By Eddie Cole, ReSCUE Project Manager; Andrew Harwood, Senior Marine Ornithologist and ReSCUE Technical Lead; Lucy Hawken, Project Support Officer Reducing Seabird Collisions Using Evidence (ReSCUE) is a multi-year, multi-partner project led by Natural England, funded through The Crown Estate’s …

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