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The Land Trust Annual Review 2022
Environment and Biodiversity
Nature is The value and importance of the Land Trust’s green spaces to the natural
amazing, create environment continues to grow.
the right habitat We want our parks and green spaces to be as rich in biodiversity as possible. We
and it develops manage our sites to create great places for the trees and flowers, bugs and birds,
and flourishes as well as our visitors to enjoy.
These rich spaces need careful management and as many of our sites have had
an industrial or development history, it can sometimes take a long time to
establish the right conditions. However, nature is amazing. Create the right habitat
Pleasley Pit, Mansfield and it develops and flourishes.
BEE Strategy
The Land Trust launched its five-year Biodiversity, Environment and Ecology (BEE)
Strategy in November 2021 focussing on how the Trust can use its parks and
greenspaces to improve the biodiversity, environment and ecology of our country,
for the benefit of everyone.
The BEE Strategy’s aim is to help tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and
ease pressures on vulnerable wildlife. Focussing on our day-to-day operations, we
looked at how we can use our existing, and future sites, across three key themes:
Developing what we have: conserve and enhance what we have and involve
those who live, learn and work close to our sites.
Mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain: work with developers to ensure sustainable
local development and long-term solutions that significantly enhance the local
environment.
Climate Change Adaption and Natural Capital Investment: Use our existing and
pipeline sites to protect and enhance the local area from climate change threats.
Gain a greater understanding of the positive effects our sites have and could
have.
The Land Trust will work with its managing partners and a variety of partners to
build on the great work we are already doing on our sites with the ambition of
developing that substantially over the next five years.
The BEE Strategy 2021 can be found on the Land Trust website.
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