Corporate report

Natural England's Strategy: Recovering Nature for Growth, Health and Security

'Recovering Nature for Growth, Health and Security', Natural England’s strategy.

• From: Natural England
• Published: 6 November 2025

Applies to England

Documents

Natural England’s Strategy: Recovering Nature for Growth, Health and Security

HTML

Natural England’s Strategy: Recovering Nature for Growth, Health and Security

PDF, 12.2 MB, 12 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

Our strategy sets out how Natural England will move beyond protection to systemic, large-scale recovery of nature. It focuses on nature recovery contributing to housing delivery, public health, and national security, recognising nature as essential to sustaining growth and a healthy society.

Case studies

The case studies give an example of each outcome in action:

• Outcome 1: ‘Recovering Nature’ in action: Bradford and South Pennines
• Outcome 2: ‘Building Better Places’ in action: Greater Manchester’s living network
• Outcome 3: ‘Improving Health and Wellbeing’ in action: Green Social Prescribing (GSP)
• Outcome 4: ‘Delivering Security through Nature’ in action: Lyscombe Farm, Dorset

Underpinning evidence

The underpinning evidence shows the key evidence for each of our strategic outcomes:

• Outcome 1: Recovering Nature
• Outcome 2: Building Better Places
• Outcome 3: Improving Health and Wellbeing
• Outcome 4: Delivering Security through Nature

Published 6 November 2025