Projects
Hedgehog Friendly Village Project
After a successful pilot project to create a Hedgehog Friendly Village in East Bergholt, the Dedham Vale National Landscape are expanding the initiative to other villages in the Dedham Vale to create greater connectivity for hedgehogs across the National Landscape.
Landscape Enhancement Initiative
The objective of the Landscape Enhancement Initiative is to reduce the visual impact of National Grid’s existing infrastructure (pylons, wires and substations) and enhance the quality of the affected landscapes.
Low Voltage Undergrounding
Dedham Vale National Landscape, together with the other national landscapes (National Landscapes and National Parks) in Eastern England, work with UK Power Networks and Natural England to remove unsightly overhead electricity lines.
River Stour Enhancement Project
The Dedham Vale National Landscape and Stour Valley and the Environment Agency are working together on a partnership project to address Water Framework Directive targets in the Stour catchment.
Stour Valley Educational Network
The Stour Valley Educational Network (SVEN) brings together organisations and practitioners involved in the delivery of outdoor learning in the Dedham Vale National Landscape & Stour Valley.
As Coast & Heaths and Dedham Vale celebrate their 50th Anniversary we have an exciting project that aims to encourage residents and tourists to engage with the local landscape through photography.
Other Successes
Take a look at some past projects and recent successes, highlighting the important work that takes places within the National Landscape and the wider Stour Valley to conserve and enhance the protected landscape.
Wilder Together in the Stour Valley
Wilder Together is a partnership project that has been created between the Suffolk and Essex Wildlife Trusts, RSPB Flatford Wildlife Garden and the National Landscape to support parish and town councils to work with their communities to create wildlife friendly villages and towns in the Dedham Vale and Stour Valley.