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Landowner help needed to benefit nature
Can you help to achieve ambitious targets for nature recovery within the Dedham Vale National Landscape? In response to the Government’s Environmental Improvement Plan (2023) and the National Landscapes Colchester Declaration (2019), the National Landscape is working in partnership with landowners and organisations to achieve significant, and measurable, benefits for nature. Ambitious targets have been…
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More robust and sustainable approach needed
Defra has confirmed its contribution to the funding of National Landscapes for 2025-26. The funding available for the cost of the teams remains the same as for this year at £7.8 million. This is shared between the 34 National Landscapes in England. This means an average contribution to each landscape is £230,000, which is challenging…
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Celebrating the National Landscape heroes
Each year, the Robert Erith National Landscape Award is presented to an individual, organisation or community group that has made an outstanding contribution to the Dedham Vale National Landscape. As well as recognising the amazing work that takes place across the National Landscape by so many unsung heroes, the award also aims to inspire others…
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Planets on Parade and Orion the Hunter
On Saturday 22nd February there will be a chance to see a line up of the Planets in our Solar System. As the sun sets the planets of Mercury, Saturn and Venus will be close to the Horizon whereas Jupiter and Mars are up above us. The Dedham Vale Dark Skies Campaign is organising their…
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Wilder Together in the Stour Valley training event
The latest training event as part of the Wilder Together in the Stour Valley project took place at Flatford Wildlife Garden. Wilder Together is a partnership project that has been created between the Suffolk and Essex Wildlife Trusts, RSPB Flatford Wildlife Garden and the Dedham Vale National Landscape and Stour Valley team. The partnership has…