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Nature recovery update – November 2023
Nature recovery is a key part of our ongoing work to conserve and enhance the Dedham Vale National Landscape. Our Nature Network Officer, Alex Moore da Luz, provides a round-up from all of our nature recovery projects and volunteer work parties for November 2023. 1 Volunteer work parties Two rhododendron & laurel clearance work parties…
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The Essex Local Nature Recovery Strategy
Farmers and landowners play a key role in caring for our countryside, so how will the Essex Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) ensure we can all help in the recovery of nature in Essex? Collaboration and consultation are essential to ensure the Essex LNRS becomes an effective tool in developing partnerships and action plans that…
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Successful Community Reference Group meeting
The Dedham Vale and Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscapes for All Community Reference Group came together on the 24th November at The Hold in Ipswich. This was the second time that the Community Reference group had met since Landscapes for All initiatives started. Representatives from the following organisations attended the event: Together with…
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Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty Renamed National Landscapes
Today, [Wednesday 22 November] all designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) in England and Wales are becoming National Landscapes, including two in Suffolk and Essex. The Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB will become the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape, reflecting the extension into Essex and the Stour estuary in 2020. Likewise,…
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Essex local nature recovery strategies
Enjoying the landscapes and seascapes of Essex is one of the greatest pleasures of living in the county. The joy we experience from the wildlife and natural spaces around us is essential for our wellbeing and a vital resource for the health of our planet. These spaces, which provide us with so much, have been…