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The annual environmental health check: little change from last year

Nature Recovery Lead Bruce Winney looks at the Office for Environmental Protection's report on progress on the Environmental Improvement Plan.

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A black and white picture of people parading through the orchard as part of the wassailing celebration. One woman has a violin, everyone is wearing tassels on their clothing and hats.
Opinion

Here we come a-wassailing – living heritage in National Landscapes

As the Government seeks submissions for its new living heritage inventory, we visit Dorset to learn about an ancient winter tradition.

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Opinion

Working with artists to ‘sell’ landscape

Jim Hardcastle, lead officer at Mendip Hills National Landscape, shares how Nature Calling is helping build strong connections with local communities.

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Opinion

How Nature Calling projects helped deepen feelings of ownership and empowerment

Can widening access and increasing feelings of belonging benefit all of us as well as nature and climate? What does it take to feel you belong?

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A group of people are dancing in Luton henge, one has his back to use and the others are facing us. They've all got down low into a crouch with one hand behind them on the floor and the other across their forehead. The dancing might be Bollywood dancing. They are all enjoying themselves and we can see one of the Luton Henge standing stones in the background towards the top left of the picture. There are trees in the background.
Opinion

Connected nature, people and organisations: Luton Henge as a catalyst for partnership working

How a visionary arts project supported network creation between people, nature and organisations

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Children out in the woods! They are wearing baseball caps and standing by a finger post. They look absorbed, one is looking at a book, the other looking off into the woods.
Opinion

Tonic for the soul – how nature and art create wellbeing

Nature Calling projects throughout England brought wellbeing benefits to people from local communities.

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News

"The National Landscapes Association continues to remind Government at every opportunity of the nature, wellbeing and economic benefits National Landscapes deliver year in, year out both locally and at scale."

Our Chair, Philip Hygate, reflects on a busy year ahead of the annual National Landscapes Chair's Conference

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News

A day of inspiration and collaboration at Kew Wakehurst

Sharing ideas and excitement at Science Behind Multifunctional Landscapes Open Day

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Forest of Bowland NL - Grindleton Fell (c) Mark Tattersall
Opinion

What are National Landscapes and National Parks worth?

Nature Recovery Lead Bruce Winney uses the Natural Capital approach to calculate the value of National Landscapes and National Parks.

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