The Malvern Hills will get a boost from Natural England
Some of England’s most iconic landscapes and wildlife received a £45 million boost on World Environment Day.
Natural England has announced a three year funding commitment to some of its partners, which include both leading voluntary conservation organisations and world-famous centres of expertise.
Natural England funding has been guaranteed for:
• All 13 National Trails in England, operated by 50 separate local authorities, which include the Pennine Way, the Thames Path and the North Downs Way;
• All 36 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty partnerships which cover over two million hectares of the country ’s finest landscapes including the Surrey Hills, the Cotswolds and the Malvern Hills;
• 49 Local Biodiversity Action Plan partnerships;
• Five National Biodiversity Delivery Partners: Zoological Society of London; Butterfly Conservation; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Plantlife; and the RSPB.
Dr Martin Warren, CEO of Butterfly Conservation, said: “We are absolutely delighted with this renewed commitment which will allow us to continue our vital work on threatened butterflies and moths as well as begin work on new priorities such as Duke of Burgundy, wood white and white-spotted sable moth."
