Natural England

Why are we creating habitat for great crested newts? 🦎 Great crested newts are the largest of the UK’s three native species of newt and are a great indicator of the health of a water source – they will travel up to 1km to find the right pond. Over the last 100 years, great crested newts have disappeared from many sites right across Europe, mainly because of pond loss and intensive agriculture. Alongside delivering Natural England's own District Level Licensing scheme, we are working with Nature Space Partnership NatureSpace Partnership (NSP) and Newt Conservation Partnership Newt Conservation Partnership (NCP) to share knowledge and evaluate the outcomes of the schemes. NCP create and restore ponds for great crested newts under the NSP District Licensing scheme. Monitoring of the partnership’s ponds already shows they are supporting great crested newts and a variety of freshwater invertebrates. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eNNv8Mqs #GreatCrestedNewt #DLL #DistrictLevelLicensing #DistrictLicensing

What are our top tips on BNG for Local Planning Authorities? 🏡 Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) became mandatory in England this year. It’s an approach that aims to leave biodiversity in a measurably better state than before development took place. We’ve been working with Local Planning Authorities on how to include BNG and have noted three key learnings: 💡Be strategic - align with Local Nature Recovery Strategies for maximum impact and best use of finite staff resource 🤝 Work with others - join the Planning Advisory Service’s BNG sessions for peer support and resource sharing ➗ Divide tasks - focus on what is a “need to do” and what is a “nice to do” Read more: https://lnkd.in/eWuMJGV2 📷: Thakeham. Woodgate development at Pease Pottage #BNG #BiodiversityNetGain #Biodiversity #NetGain #LocalPlanningAuthorities

Are you a housing developer in the Poole Harbour catchment area? 🏗️ We are pleased to announce that from 31 July 2024, you may be able to apply to Natural England for nutrient credits. One nutrient credit mitigates 1 kilogram (kg) of nitrogen pollution. Therefore, buying the required number of credits is one way for housing developers to meet the nutrient neutrality requirements within the planning process. Nutrient neutrality will help protect Poole Harbour and its internationally important wildlife, like the spoonbill, from additional nutrient pollution. Credits will be available to developers of any size who have submitted a planning application for a permanent residential development in the Poole Harbour catchment area. The application round opens at 10:00 on 31 July 2024 and closes at 23:55 on 27 August 2024. Find out more in our latest blog: https://lnkd.in/eWcC6PbJ #NutrientMitigation #NutrientNeutrality #SustainableDevelopment #Poole

Do you know someone working in the natural environment who has gone above and beyond? 🎖️ Every year, government organisations including Natural England can put forward nominations for the King’s Honours Lists. We know that ordinary people are doing extraordinary paid or unpaid work in the environmental sector every day. If you’d like to nominate someone you think deserves recognition, you'll need to: 📄 complete an honours nomination form highlighting how their contribution has changed things for the better 🤝 provide at least two letters of support from people who know or have experienced the impact of the work of the nominee To request a nomination form, please email honours@naturalengland.org.uk. It will need to be returned by Friday 9 August 2024. For more information on the honours system and what to include in a nomination visit: https://lnkd.in/dXexdrws #HonoursList #Award #Nomination #NatureRecovery

Calling all local planning authorities and developers 📢 We’ve launched a new tool to assist with planning applications. The Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) Impact Risk Zones Tool helps local planning authorities (LPAs) and developers make an initial assessment of the potential risks to SSSIs posed by development to decide if further consultation with Natural England is needed. Our recent improvements to the tool include an instant consultation response for many lower risk consultations. By improving the user experience and benefits of getting instant advice from Natural England, we hope that more LPAs will use the tool. With a simpler, clearer and more efficient service, together we can focus on delivering positive outcomes for nature. Read our latest blog to find out more: https://lnkd.in/gE236A4P #LocalPlanningAuthority #Development #Housing #Planning

Buzzing to bee a citizen scientist? 🐝 Help monitor pollinator populations by following these three simple steps. 🌸 Find a flower patch and observe it for 10 mins on a dry, warm day 🦋 Count all insects that land on the flowers in your patch 😄 Save your results on the FIT Count app The data you provide will help bees and other pollinators thrive. Learn more and download the app: https://lnkd.in/dZjjmFM #BeesNeedsWeek #Pollinators #Bumblebees

Do you have a strong research background and a passion for environmental science? We're seeking up to four experts to join our Natural England Scientific Advisory Committee to provide crucial advice and scrutiny of our science and evidence work, supporting our mission to conserve and enhance England's natural environment. As a member of the committee, you will work with peers in the academic community, scrutinising and advising on Natural England's evidence base and the scientific principles that guide its work in areas including economics, public health, emerging technologies and much more. Committee members would normally be expected to serve for at least three years. Applications must be received by noon on 3 June: https://lnkd.in/gngRnmRC Top tip - scroll down the page to find links. #Hiring #JobOpening

Professor Sallie Bailey will join Natural England as our Chief Scientist on 27 June. Sallie first worked with Natural England during her PhD on woodland ecology and habitat fragmentation, and then as a project officer. Twenty-five years later, Sallie is returning as Chief Scientist. She joins us from the Scottish Government where she was the Deputy Chief Scientific Advisor. #ChiefScientist #Ecology #NewHire

Skylarks. Yellowhammers. Ancient woodlands. 🐦 These are just a few of the treasures found at Leicestershire’s Bradgate Park and Swithland Wood National Nature Reserve. We are delighted to celebrate National Nature Reserves Week by welcoming this wonderful place into the King’s Series of National Nature Reserves. Hear what makes Bradgate Park and Swithland Wood so special from Natural England’s Chair Tony Juniper CBE, Bradgate Park Trust Director, James Dymond and Geologist Jack Matthews. ⬇ Leicestershire County Council #Leicester #NNRWeek #NatureRecovery #PeopleAndNature #NationalNatureReserve

How can we enable sustainable development and nature recovery to thrive together? 🏡 We’re working with Dorset Wildlife Trust to do just this through the purchase of Lyscombe Farm in Dorset. ⬇️ Read more about the project in our recent blog: https://lnkd.in/esFyjsqH #Lyscombe #Dorset #NutrientMitigation #NatureRecovery #SustainableDevelopment