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Landowner help needed to benefit nature
Can you help to achieve ambitious targets for nature recovery within the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape? In response to the Government’s Environmental Improvement Plan (2023) and the National Landscapes Colchester Declaration (2019), the National Landscape is working in partnership with landowners and organisations to achieve significant, and measurable, benefits for nature. …
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More robust and sustainable approach needed
Defra has confirmed its contribution to the funding of National Landscapes for 2025-26. The funding available for the cost of the teams remains the same as for this year at £7.8 million. This is shared between the 34 National Landscapes in England. This means an average contribution to each landscape is £230,000, which is challenging…
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Celebrating the National Landscape heroes
Each year, the Robert Erith National Landscape Award is presented to an individual, organisation or community group that has made an outstanding contribution to the Dedham Vale National Landscape. As well as recognising the amazing work that takes place across the National Landscape by so many unsung heroes, the award also aims to inspire others…
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Sea-Changers Coastal Fountain Fund 2025 is now open
We are thrilled to announce that the Sea-Changers Coastal Fountain Fund 2025 is now open for applications. The fund, which began in 2020 has re-opened to applicants who want to install a water bottle refill station in a busy or environmentally important coastal location. Since the fund began we have enabled nearly 40 fountains to…
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Free swift boxes available!
We are pleased to say to we have free swift boxes available to give out to suitable locations in the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape. Swifts are an iconic species of bird in the UK, with their signature silhouette instantly recognisable, but in just under 20 years their population has declined by…