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Water and nature recovery

Posted by: John Holmes, Posted on: 4 April 2023 - Categories: Landscapes, Natural England, Nature Recovery Network, Protected sites and species
View over Bassenthwaite lake, Cumbria

By John Holmes, Strategy Director, Natural England Water is a fundamental resource for life - there is no environment, society, or economy without it and yet it has probably been taken for granted more than other resource. Perhaps that is …

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