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Economics Statistics for Rural England - July 2025
How the Environment Agency has determined the baseline length of rivers and estuaries polluted by harmful metals from abandoned metal mines in England.
Executive summary The UK has a long history of metal mining and thousands…
This is one of 20 reports, one for each polluted management catchment, on…
This publication aims to provide evidence to inform the future direction of rural policy in NI, to underpin the Rural Needs Act (2016) and to support equitable treatment of rural communities in policies and programmes across…
Providing an independent perspective on the management of the protected sites on Dartmoor.
Lookup tables of the Rural Urban Classification for both small area geographies and higher level geographies.
The pressures on water flows, a review of actions to address the challenges, plus future challenges and actions.
Statistical Digest of Rural England - August 2022 (latest edition).
The impacts of invasive non-native species on the water environment, current control measures and future challenges and approaches.
The nature, extent and consequences of physical modifications, opportunities for action and balancing priorities.
The problem of excess fine sediments, current control mechanisms and future opportunities.
2011 Rural Urban Classification of Local Authority Districts and other higher level geographies
2011 Rural Urban Classification.
Average broadband speeds and broadband availability in rural and urban areas.
Evidence on rural tourism and its contribution to the rural economy.
Review to consider the next steps for National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) in England.
A framework outlining current government priorities for research related to rural economies and communities.
How rural areas are defined using the Rural Urban Classification.
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