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This document contains the following information: The natural choice: securing the value of nature
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Find out how you can use natural options to reduce flooding in your area, who to contact for advice, and if you can get funding.
Explains key issues in implementing policy to protect and enhance the natural environment, including local requirements.
Practical, take-home messages from research commissioned by Forestry Commission, Natural England and Woodland Trust.
Sets out the government's ambition for cycling and walking.
Guidance on how to meet the requirements for an Environmental Stewardship agreement.
How the rules are changing to extend eligible Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) agreements from 2024 for 4 years, and what you need to do.
Apply for grants and other funding to increase productivity, manage your land to benefit the environment and support your agricultural business.
Information about the scheme to restore English peatlands and how to apply for funding.
What farmers, foresters and land managers need to know and do before applying for a Countryside Stewardship grant, and how to manage a grant agreement.
As a planning authority, find out how to review applications that might affect protected sites and areas.
A list of councils who made successful bids to receive support from technical experts to plan networks for walking and cycling.
The Argyll and Bute Rural Growth Deal Heads of Terms agreement
Use these documents to meet the requirements for an Entry Level Stewardship (ELS), Organic ELS, Uplands ELS or Higher Level Stewardship agreement.
The MENE survey provides trend data for how people experience the natural environment in England.
Details of the types of decisions for which natural capital values might be useful and some principles to guide the choice of approaches to valuation.
Guidance on the planning for mineral extraction in plan making and the application process.
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