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Natural England is here to conserve and enhance the natural

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enjoyment of people and the economic prosperity it brings.

We are the agency responsible for advising the Government

environmental grants to farmers and caring for British wildlife

and wild spaces.

We have 3 main areas of work:

Conserving Biodiversity

Enjoyment and Understanding of the natural

environment AgriEnvironment Schemes


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Encouraging Understanding and

Enjoyment Education sits under this objective, with

several as ects Partnerships

Places to visit

Resources

S onsorshi

Research

Projects


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Homes

Farms NNRs

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Delivery of projects with partner organisations

In the North West we work regularly with:

FACE Farming and Countryside Education

SETup Science Local Science Education Charity in

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Flora of the Fells

SETUP Science


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Sites we own and manage

National Nature Reserves

3 education staff this ear inNW

Local Nature Reserves,

Sites we Grant Aid arms an ot er s tes w t

Educational Access


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Web based resources

Big Wildlife Garden

eac ng ma er a s Country Code

Language of Landscape

Equipment


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Scout Association

Cub and Scout Naturalist Badge


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Airbus Survey for Year of Biodiversity

Childhood and Nature Survey

Pilot schemes in London, Stoke, Bristol, High


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Playday

farming


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School Grounds Week

Teacher Training

Using farm visits to cover curriculum requirements,increase attainment and attendance

Farmer Training

CEVAS training (Countryside Educational Visits

Accreditation Scheme) towards LOtC quality Mark


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International Year of Biodiversity 201011

200912 to give one million children and

t e r am es a g qua ty earn ngexperience which enriches their

understanding and appreciation of the natural

environment.

2009 North West 12,000 children visited natural sites

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Quadrupled the number of farm visits by children to 250,000

Tripled the number of children participating in educational

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rec y engage , c ren n e n ersea an scapeCampaign

Secured 100,000 members of our Big Wildlife Gardening site

Offer children and families online access to 20,000 activities

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