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The government's new Plan for National Parks kickstarts a programme of activity to safeguard the future of these iconic landscapes.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Some of Somerset’s most spectacular coastline is open to the public for the first time following the opening of 58 miles of coast path.
It’s been 5 years since the Environment Agency started recruiting volunteer lock keepers to help keep boating on the Thames running smoothly.
Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss announces the decision to extend the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District.
Information to consider when planning your days out and holidays, whilst still having fun and being safe
Natural England has published formal proposals to improve public access between Filey Brigg in North Yorkshire and Newport Bridge in Middlesbrough.
Folkestone to Ramsgate route has been approved and Ramsgate to Whitstable route proposals have been published.
Appointments to National Park Authorities, the Broads Authority & Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty Conservation Boards
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Report provides new evidence on the scale and scope of visits to natural environments made by children in England.
More people are enjoying the benefits of an outdoors visit according to the latest Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment survey
The fifth year of findings from the definitive survey of the way people enjoy the great English outdoors have been published.
Walkers can now enjoy 41 km of coastline between Sea Palling and Weybourne in Norfolk.
Nick Clegg confirmed extra funding to speed up the completion of coastal paths around England on a visit to Port Gaverne in Cornwall.
Speech delivered at The Policy Exchange on the link between the natural environment and the economy.
The Environment Secretary says the UK’s £100 billion food and farming sector needs a healthy and clean environment to be at its most productive.
Plans for coastal access routes in Cumbria, Kent and Norfolk have recently been published and are still available for you to comment on.
Natural England has published its formal proposals to improve public access along a 55 km stretch of coast in Cumbria, between Whitehaven and Silecroft.
The Institute of Health Equity (IHE) has published a report funded by Natural England, which highlights the growing evidence of the benefits of green spaces on health and wellbeing, and the differences in access to natural e…
Nick Clegg gave the keynote speech at the RSPB's State of Nature conference.
Nick Clegg announced that the government will maintain funding for Kew Gardens at current levels.
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