Nature recovery is a key part of our ongoing work to conserve and enhance the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths 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 Funding £29,256 funding has been secured…

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Plans to conserve and enhance the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape over the next five years have been announced with the launch of a new Management Plan for the area.   The plan, which will run until 2028, will guide decision making in the nationally important landscape and has been developed in partnership with environmental, commercial, agricultural, and community interests and follows a lengthy consultation process.…

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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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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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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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