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Landscape Lens – How will it all work?
Landscape Lens is a fixed-point photography project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, to encourage residents and visitors to connect with the landscape. How will it all work? There will be 15 photography locations across the Coast & Heaths AONB and Dedham Vale AONB and Stour Valley Project area. Each will have a post,…
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Landscape Lens taking shape
Over the last year we have all been exploring our local area more, engaging with the countryside and discovering new walk and hopefully you will have noticed how truly special the AONB is. It showcases such an amazing variety of landscapes, from the beautiful river, ancient woodlands, scenery that inspired Constable, to wildlife populated estuaries. …
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Focus on Landscape Lens
Last year was the 50th anniversary of Dedham Vale and Coast & Heaths both being designated as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). As part of this celebration, we were awarded a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for £129,000, to run a series of initiatives to celebrate this milestone. Throughout last year we…
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New AONB award winner announced
The first winner of the National Landscape Award in the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and Stour Valley Project area has been announced. The new Robert Erith National Landscape Award celebrates and recognises the achievements of individuals, groups and organisations that have made an outstanding contribution to the conservation and enhancement or…
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Wildlife set to flourish after project completion on River Stour
A partnership project which will benefit a range of wildlife has been completed on the River Stour near Bures. The Environment Agency has been working with the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Stour Valley Project and a landowner on a river and floodplain enhancement. The project, which was funded through Defra’s Water…