2024-25 Tales from an East Anglian Riverbank - Portfolio - Page 16
Landscape Recovery in
East Anglia
LANDSCAPE RECOVERY in east Anglia
Part of Defra’s Environmental
Land Management Scheme
Landscape Recovery is a Defra
scheme delivered jointly by
Defra, Natural England, and the
Environment Agency. NE and EA
administer grant funding and
lead on-the-ground delivery,
with all three organisa琀椀ons
working together as one team.
Under the Agriculture Act
(2020), Defra delegated delivery
powers to NE and EA to support
the scheme's rollout.
East Anglia’s Landscape Recovery Projects
There are currently seven pioneering projects in East
Anglia:
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What makes Landscape
Recovery unique?
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Large-scale impact: Designed
for projects that restore en琀椀re
landscapes through
coordinated ac琀椀on.
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Long-term public funding:
Agreements can span 20+
years, suppor琀椀ng outcomes like
peatland, woodland, and
habitat restora琀椀on.
Bespoke agreements: Tailored
to local needs, allowing
nexibility beyond other
schemes.
Blended funding: Development
funding and project scale help
a琀琀ract private investment.
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Breckland Farmers Wildlife Network Ltd
Restoring key Brecks habitats to support species like
Stone Curlew, Turtle Dove, Pool Frog, and Great
Crested Newts.
Ouse Washes Landscape Recovery
Urgent ac琀椀on to improve a failing RAMSAR site and
protect cri琀椀cal SPA features.
North Norfolk: Wilder We琀琀er for Nature
Crea琀椀ng habitats along the coast and 昀椀ve chalk
streams; restoring river-noodplain corridors.
The Wash Landscape Partnership
Crea琀椀ng a mosaic of wetlands, salt marsh, and
restoring three chalk streams from source to sea.
West Norfolk Nature Network
Enhancing chalk river habitats and transforming the
wider ecological landscape using natural processes.
WaLOR (Waveney and Li琀琀le Ouse Recovery)
Restoring river catchments on the Su昀昀olk/Norfolk
border through river work and land use change.
Connec}ng Constable and Gainsborough Country
Linking and enhancing habitats across the Stour,
Bre琀琀, and Box valleys to support farmland
biodiversity.
Site visit to Ouse Washes project with Defra colleagues and partners
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