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Access and engagement

How the National Forest has transformed a scarred mining landscape to a thriving haven for nature 

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image of wildflower meadow at the National Forest

In this post, Stuart Dainton, Head of Land Management and Estate at the National Forest, tells us how the Minorca Wood is being transformed to create a haven for nature and people.

Local strategies, national ambitions: how Local Nature Recovery Strategies are helping us achieve our national environmental targets

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Bird on soil

In this blog, Julian Harlow, head of the Local Nature Recovery Strategies policy team in Defra, tells us how these local strategies are helping us to achieve our national environment targets.

Access to Nature, Conservation and The Green Recovery Challenge Fund

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Volunteers from the Health and Environment Action Lancashire cleaning a river

The Green Recovery Challenge Fund was an £80 million fund developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, designed to help nature recovery and conservation whilst creating and sustaining jobs. In this blog post, we'll delve into the incredible achievements this …