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What exciting examples have you seen of people working together to restore and protect nature?
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02/11/2022
Anonymous:
Geoff Lawton's 'greening the desert' project is extremely interesting and viable. Growing food in cities is catching on. The Garth Hillside Organic Garden is an outstanding example of volunteer-driven permaculture, local to me. Small farms and orchards are popping up everywhere. Turning disused buildings to indoor food growing is certainly worth investigating. RSPB do so much to protect land from destructive development. Introducing schools to gardening is a great idea. Conservation and habitat creation are the way to go. Rewilding is equally worth pursuing. The 'slow the flow' movement are working hard to reduce lowland flooding by upland reforesting. Permaculture is a force for good.
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04/12/2022
koren
I agree with all your ideas
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14/01/2023
Great idea to plant trees but why not lowland as well as upland. Trees take up gallons of water every day?
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02/11/2022
Anonymous:
Cloud forest reigns everywhere and dominates the landscape. The built environment is integrated lovingly within it. There are no more bare hills or vast monoculture deserts any more. Careful land management has created systems for harvesting rainwater, catching and storing it from hilltop to lowland. Floods are hugely alleviated, as the ground is now so much more absorbent. The crime of Ecocide has put untold irresponsible billionaires and corporations forever behind bars. Permaculture is the norm. Biodynamic and organic methods are mainstream. We eat far less meat and rely on wild high-welfare animals for what meat we do eat, with a deep respect for these creatures. We are one with nature.
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30/11/2022
Sarah G
Yes, heartily agree. People need to reconnect with nature
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14/01/2023
Sarah B:
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14/01/2023
Sarah B:
This is what we should all be working towards and have the know how to achieve. It just needs the will!
What do you love about nature in the UK? What would you miss if it disappeared?
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02/11/2022
Anonymous:
We are part of nature. It's not just a trendy addition to the urban norm, it's who we are and where we come from. I love the sheer diversity of animals and plants and fungi, I marvel at how they have come to be as they are, what they must have gone through to achieve their current form. I feel at peace and greatly healed when I'm out and about in the wild. If it disappeared, well, we'd be dead, and would arrive there in excruciating agony of body mind and spirit.
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11/12/2022
Karen
Totally, totally agree
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02/11/2022
Jack
England
Land that is currently reserved for privileged recreation like grouse and deer shooting estates has been rewilded. Farming in in the uplands has also been shifted towards supporting nature and more land is left unmanaged. Key species reintroductions like beavers, lynx and bison have altered the habitats available to wildlife and restored degraded ecosystems. We all try to take a more hands off approach to living alongside nature rather than controlling it and we benefit from both ecosystem services and the wellbeing that comes from seeing nature thrive.
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18/01/2023
Alison Warburton
Couldn’t agree more. We need to learn to live with nature more and not treat it as an added luxury
What do you love about nature in the UK? What would you miss if it disappeared?
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31/10/2022
Jack
England
I love seeing the plants and animals around me going about their daily errands, either mundane or strange to me. It reminds me that the World is bigger than current events or my immediate concerns.
We are part of nature. It is not something we can choose to dispense with and might 'miss' but can do without. Nature encompasses us and everything we value.
We are part of nature. It is not something we can choose to dispense with and might 'miss' but can do without. Nature encompasses us and everything we value.
What exciting examples have you seen of people working together to restore and protect nature?
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
Arkham’s Meadows near Bishop Wilton
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
The roar of traffic has gone and the air and water is clean and full of life
What do you love about nature in the UK? What would you miss if it disappeared?
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
The sound of insects and birds
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14/01/2023
Julian
The number of birds around the houses where I have lived over the last 70 years ha plummeted. It is so sad. There seem to be even fewer now than there were last year. I am sure there are are many, many householders who would welcome simple and practical ideas, along with sources of advice to try to encourage birdlife recovery.
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31/10/2022
Sam
England
Farmers coming together or trying it alone, to protect, restore or create nature on their land. Despite being some of the hardest working people with the responsibility to produce our food, they are committing more and more to nature. support from businesses and government is improving this and should carry on getting better.
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31/10/2022
Jenny
England
I love seeing projects where people are working to enhance the wildlife value of a space. I've seen:
Local people managing the heath near my village.
School children planting flowers for insects at a nature reserve.
My children's school teachers, children and families working to create new pond habitats in the their school grounds.
My family creating wildflower areas in the garden, mini ponds, log piles, hedgehog feeding stations, long grass spaces.
Farmers leaving edges of fields near waterways to minimise runoff to improve water quality.
Rewilding projects on farms that have / are creating amazing spaces for wildlife.
Education projects on beaches to protect nesting birds and seals.
Local people managing the heath near my village.
School children planting flowers for insects at a nature reserve.
My children's school teachers, children and families working to create new pond habitats in the their school grounds.
My family creating wildflower areas in the garden, mini ponds, log piles, hedgehog feeding stations, long grass spaces.
Farmers leaving edges of fields near waterways to minimise runoff to improve water quality.
Rewilding projects on farms that have / are creating amazing spaces for wildlife.
Education projects on beaches to protect nesting birds and seals.
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14/01/2023
Jayne
Education is the key. When children learn about the importance of looking after nature they will grow up with the respect needed to keep their planet healthy. Thank goodness so many people have already realised the importance of this - small steps lead to big ones - let’s keep going forward together.
What do you love about nature in the UK? What would you miss if it disappeared?
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
Green space being used for development destruction of natural habitats. Stop building in places already overcrowded use brown sites
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08/11/2022
Zoe
While development of existing brownfield sites is preferable to the concreting of virgin green spaces, ‘infill’ development in urban areas (eg. when gardens are turned over to housing) is just as damaging to the wildlife species that rely on the green corridors such gardens (once) provided. It’s far from a simple issue…
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31/10/2022
Jenny
England
I would love to see more wildlife in our country by 2050. I want to see clouds of butterflies; hear a variety of bird calls across the countryside - not just confined to nature reserves; have loads of insects stuck to the front of my car like they used to when I was a child; know that hedgehog populations are thriving; see a variety of wildflowers when walking through the countryside; have quality wildlife rich green spaces in towns and cities. Space needs to be managed to allow wildlife to thrive. Pesticides need to be used less by farmers and possibly not at all by gardeners. The land needs to be viewed as a ecosystem to balance not just space to be exploited.
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31/10/2022
Sam
England
We have realised that we cannot thrive without nature thriving. And so, protection and restoration has become the first priority with every human project, from development to social justice. We have torn ourselves away from the short-term mindset that cannot account for nature, and by taking a longer view we are able to see nature protection as a sacred investment that ensures the long-term viability of the project which can be enjoyed by the current and future generations alike. Nature isn't seen as a barrier that gets in the way, rather the source of all prosperity that should be nurtured.
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26/11/2022
Simon
I like this difference, how nature has become a core component of any and all projects, in the same way that budget is. To support this, our national values around nature have also changed, in the same way they have recently around LGBTQ. In 2050, it will be taboo to disrespect nature.
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31/10/2022
Sam
England
I would miss the beauty and meaning of planet Earth that arise from the wonderful harmony of the innumerable and intricate interconnections between all things. The hum of life across a multi-coloured meadow in the height of summer as the bees hurriedly go about collecting nectar and pollinating the flowers to create the next generation, is what I would miss most.
Nature just is, it doesn't ask for anything, it doesn't judge nor condemn. This calms us, gives us perspective and allows us to connect with our true compassionate humanity. Without it we will become lost in ego, self-centredness and anxiety. We are nothing without Nature.
Nature just is, it doesn't ask for anything, it doesn't judge nor condemn. This calms us, gives us perspective and allows us to connect with our true compassionate humanity. Without it we will become lost in ego, self-centredness and anxiety. We are nothing without Nature.
What do you love about nature in the UK? What would you miss if it disappeared?
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
I love getting out in nature. Being able to get out for a walk in woodland, heathland, coastal areas, nature rich farmland, hills and valleys is really important to me. It provides me with exercise which is good for my physical health but also supports my mental wellbeing. I love being in spaces that have lots of wildlife to see, hear & smell and to notice the changing seasons, to spot new species of notice behaviours of wildlife. For me it is important not to just have 'green space' but that this space is species rich. It needs to be managed in a way that allows fungi, plants, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, birds and fish to thrive.
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31/10/2022
Jane
England
No use of non recyclable materials
What do you love about nature in the UK? What would you miss if it disappeared?
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31/10/2022
Jane
England
Woodlands, rivers and meadows
What exciting examples have you seen of people working together to restore and protect nature?
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
A local famer in Essex is developing robust profitable farming systems with restoration at the forefront of his thinking whilst producing health, nutritious food. By 'wilding' areas of the farm, creting shelter belts and working with agroforestry the farm continues to develop into a landscape rich in wildlife. This farmer is working with other farmers of similar mind and discussing these plans with nature conservation NGO's and the local community.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
The ensure nature thrives we need to put biodiversity at the start of any decisions around how we manage land - it should not be an 'bolt-on' afterthought.
Agriculture, development, management of national parks - biodiversity should be the first consideration - how do we achieve our land management objectives with nature designed/managed into it.
To manage this way we woudl see a recovery in threatened and vulnerable species and habitats - the sky would once again be full of birds, our wild spaces would teem with insects and wildflowers would be allowed to grow in farmed and developed landscapes.
Agriculture, development, management of national parks - biodiversity should be the first consideration - how do we achieve our land management objectives with nature designed/managed into it.
To manage this way we woudl see a recovery in threatened and vulnerable species and habitats - the sky would once again be full of birds, our wild spaces would teem with insects and wildflowers would be allowed to grow in farmed and developed landscapes.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
More people are investing in allotments and growing their own food. More people now are understanding the benefits of nature for our physical and mental wellbeing.
What do you love about nature in the UK? What would you miss if it disappeared?
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
I love the way nature makes me feel truly present. Nature provides ultimate and unparalleled escapism from the fast-paced modern world.
Imagine it's 2050 and nature in the UK is thriving. What is different from now?
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
Less housing and consumer-related buildings being built. More trees planted, and impenetrable laws in place to protect wildlife and land.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
English countryside and natural land is the backbone of our culture. We are so lucky to have such beautiful and accessible nature resources. Animals and wildlife depend on conservation, and they have as much right to be here as we do, so we should protect it at all costs.
What exciting examples have you seen of people working together to restore and protect nature?
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
-Sutton Community Farm
-Land Worker's Alliance members
-Working Woodland's Cornwall
-Land Worker's Alliance members
-Working Woodland's Cornwall
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
- Agro-ecological regenerative farming
-Increased free access to natural areas in the UK
-Regenerative management of woodland/ coastlines/ and other sites
-Restrictions on mono-crop cultivation of trees and crops
-Focus on soil health
-Focus on building on brownfield sites and repairing existinghousing stock
-Increased free access to natural areas in the UK
-Regenerative management of woodland/ coastlines/ and other sites
-Restrictions on mono-crop cultivation of trees and crops
-Focus on soil health
-Focus on building on brownfield sites and repairing existinghousing stock
What do you love about nature in the UK? What would you miss if it disappeared?
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
1)Free access to nature, not barred by private only signs/entrance fees.
2) Sites protected- supportive regeneration of habitats and environment to prevent damage from visitors/ wider environmental damage caused by humans
3) Attempts to increase the number of agroecological/ regenerative farmers and landworkers working in the UK's rural areas. They are contributing to productive management of nature of the UK in a positive way for both biodiversity and people. More support needed to encourage this work. Please see further information from Land Worker's Alliance on this point.
2) Sites protected- supportive regeneration of habitats and environment to prevent damage from visitors/ wider environmental damage caused by humans
3) Attempts to increase the number of agroecological/ regenerative farmers and landworkers working in the UK's rural areas. They are contributing to productive management of nature of the UK in a positive way for both biodiversity and people. More support needed to encourage this work. Please see further information from Land Worker's Alliance on this point.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
Our local woodland has a Friends group which do some great work trying to balance accessibility with allowing an ancient woodland surrounded by housing to flourish naturally. There is quite a lot of that in Leeds.
I visited Knepp once and I think what they are doing is great and is wonderful that a network of those types of wildlands are springing up across Europe. Similar schemes to control river flows naturally which are creating similar habitats (just need to reintroduce beavers more!) are great because they are not particularly managed. Nature is just left to look after itself, which it does quite well.
I visited Knepp once and I think what they are doing is great and is wonderful that a network of those types of wildlands are springing up across Europe. Similar schemes to control river flows naturally which are creating similar habitats (just need to reintroduce beavers more!) are great because they are not particularly managed. Nature is just left to look after itself, which it does quite well.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
There is more space for nature - more hedgerows, wider field boundaries, more corners left for a pond or a thicket, more spaces given back to nature, larger spaces given back to nature, so larger animals can roam and create original habitats, improve soils and biodiversity.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
Many small scale projects in my local area, usually run by volunteers, all adding up to a big difference
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
There is obviously the very large and large rewilding programmes up and down the country. Very thankful for that drive and collaboration. But there are many small scale itiatives such as the Wilder Champions started by Hampshire & Isle Wight Wildlife Trust and taken up by other trusts. These involve volunteers who run or advise on how to rewild whole villages (eg The Wallops) or indivual garden spaces, big or small. There are also honey bee guardians working together, offering honey bees a home in interference/chemical free conditions & sp. This helps not just honey bees but other pollinators and the general insect world. Eg. Hampshire Natural Bees, Natural Beekeeping Trust & BeeKind Hives.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
I love the diversity and finding something new. No matter how long I keep looking over how many years, there is always something new to find out about when I go out.
I love taking my kids out to explore helping them to learn about wildlife and nature.
I love the sound of nature when you get far enough away from roads and urbania, the sound of 'silence', just the wind, the birds, the trees, streams... I would miss spaces to relax and zone out, and listen.
I love taking my kids out to explore helping them to learn about wildlife and nature.
I love the sound of nature when you get far enough away from roads and urbania, the sound of 'silence', just the wind, the birds, the trees, streams... I would miss spaces to relax and zone out, and listen.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
My visin for 2050 is on the micro level in two ways. First, Business, urban & home. That political Planning puts all nature & human needs on an equal footing, legally. No opting out by paying out! That rewilding has reached this level in comprehensive permanent. Second, our children & parents automatically think of nature as core to their lives, holding Power accountable at every opportunity.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
The Highlands in Scotland. In the 10 years we've been visiting there has been a change. More commercial activity, more pollution, (particularly of the waters), more traffic, more people. I would miss the quiet; clarity of air, sea and rivers; all wildlife. With its big skies, turbulent weather, and deep dark night skies, The Highlands is a region of contrasts and long may it remain that way.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
My local village has created an orchard. It’s immature but already showing what trees and grasses can do to increase habitat for our native wildlife
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
Our streets would be brimming with nature. We would see wildlife and experience on a daily basis the power of nature to prevent flooding
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
Local people and youth groups planted two millennium woods that are thriving and being maintained by local volunteers. Worms Wood and Bersted Brook.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
Open spaces with the sights and sounds of the birds and wildlife
I have witnessed the decline in our countryside and I miss the flora and fauna and the trees that has been desecrated by housing and urban sprawl
I have witnessed the decline in our countryside and I miss the flora and fauna and the trees that has been desecrated by housing and urban sprawl
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
Everyone is aware of the need to protect nature and actively do so. Businesses, landowners and government give nature priority over profits and development. People are not consumer oriented and do what is best for everyone, rather than putting themselves first.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
Just being outdoors, away from manmade structures and noise gives me peace and a chance to unwind. Getting to see wildlife is a bonus that often makes my day.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
Knepp is of course one of the most exciting projects. However market gardens practicing regenerative agriculture are also very exciting to me. They support a huge amount of biodiversity and supply people with highly nutritional food. Trill farm garden for example.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
Vast areas have been connected through huge rewinding projects. Farmers practice regenerative agriculture. Ancient trees and woodland have complete protection and cannot be destroyed or “replaced” with newly planted trees. Educating people about food health, soul health and in turn our gut health starts at primary school. Everyone has access to much more nature, wild nature.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
Trying to stop Gatwick second runway - which would mean too many planes flying over AONB! Gatwick Obviously Not team very active. Bird count by RSPB to raise awareness. Kent Wildlife organisation. Otherwise don’t see enough going on.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
More places to go for peace and tranquillity. Less air pollution. Less light and noise pollution. No aircrafts flying over. More birds and butterflies and other animals. Zero animal cruelty such as fox hunting. Equal rights for animals and people. Farmland with nature legally accommodated for. More natural spaces to go to. Zero litter. More birdsong.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
It sounds melodramatic but without nature life wouldn’t be worth living. If we couldn’t visit an ancient oak teaming with life, if we couldn’t touch healthy soil teaming with life, if we couldn’t hear the black bird singing in the twilight, what would we be here for? We need nature for healthy food, good mental health, strong physical health. We are intertwined with nature, without it we won’t exist in any meaningful way.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
Nature is awe inspiring, I need to go out into it regularly for peace and tranquillity. It helps body (walking as exercise) and mind. I’m a psychologist and have read research highlighting importance of nature for wellbeing. But most of all it’s important that the human species doesn’t wreck the whole planet!!! I love the beauty of the changing seasons. I’d miss the trees and birds if it disappeared. Nature is bigger than us and should be preserved.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
Nature isn’t the exception, it’s the rule. Town planning, roads, transport - everything is planned around nature. It no longer exists in small detached areas; instead corridors exist joining spaces together so species can safely move, breed and live. The air is cleaner and the use of plastic, gas and oil has been drastically reduced. Nature is protected in law, and every sector of society from primary schools to large corporations include nature in their priories and planning.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
More bins available
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
Have more accessible bins in the beach and on nature walk paths.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
People looking after verges to encourage wildlife corridors. Online forums of wildlife care such as Hedgehog protection. Locals arranging litter picks in their area.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
Less, preferably zero chemicals used on crops and those available to the public for use in gardens. When building houses for them to consider nature living alongside. Protection of all sites that are significant for wildlife and parks. Investment in renewable energy. Local councils leaving grass verges to grow long giving them a cut only once a year. More litter picking and more planting trees from local councils.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
The UK has some of the most beautiful countryside in the world. I love every season and appreciate natural beauty.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
Everything really in nature, it’s all important. I particularly love places with trees.
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31/10/2022
Amy
England
Community Environmental Trust in Castle Vale, Birmingham, is a small charity working in a deprived area of Birmingham to protect and enhance urban green spaces and work with the local community, especially young people, to support engagement with nature in the local environment. https://www.environmentaltrust.org.uk/
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31/10/2022
Amy
England
Nature would be noticed and valued. Every sphere of human activity - from education, to farming, to Government policy, to ordinary people's everyday lives - would include space and time for nature. Protection and appreciation of nature would be fully integrated into everything - nature would not be expected to stay within its allocated little boxes or plots; instead we would acknowledge that it needs to be able to thrive everywhere, Nature would be valued and protected in its own right, not seen as a commodity that is only valuable in so far as it is useful to humans; but at the same time we would recognise and value the indispensable role that nature plays in our lives and identity.
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31/10/2022
Amy
England
I love the variety and charisma of UK nature, from the comical yet tenacious puffin to the outlandish devil's fingers. I love its small-scale, intimate beauty and the way it connects us to the wider, wilder world. I love how close we can get to nature and the way it can sneak into every available space, whether we welcome it or not, and I love the joyful feeling of working to create a space where nature is made welcome and being rewarded with new or returning species moving in. I feel that we are very much part of nature and it is part of us. If we were to lose it, we would lose part of ourselves - the most beautiful, magical part - and we would lose our connection to the world we live in.
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30/10/2022
Clare / Squash Liverpool
England
I work at Squash - community organisation based in Toxteth, Liverpool. Ours is a 100-year vision, inspired by nature; we are actively transforming our Windsor Street Neighbourhood into a people-powered place that is known throughout the world for being a playful, resilient and loving community where everybody thrives! So we’re now into the second decade of this century street vision, which began in 2010 inspired by the lifespan of apple trees planted in the Grapes Community Food Garden. Now is a crucial time to build sustainable community resilience, creativity and more loving ways of being, together.
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31/10/2022
Clare
https://squashliverpool.co.uk/
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30/10/2022
Clare / Squash Liverpool
England
Nature is well loved and nurtured and is nearby and part of all lives- animal, vegetable & mineral. There are so many more trees planted in small woods/forests for a cooler climate - not just single street trees. People are connected and respectful of the nature around them and are empowered to take more time and care in and of it. More food is growing nearby housing using forest garden, permaculture principles. People are more deeply connected and loving towards the land, trees, water, air & all living things.
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30/10/2022
Clare
England
I love the seasonal diversity and connection with the land. I love the wild spaces and all that inhabit them. I’m so lucky to live next to the beautiful Princes park in Liverpool that is well loved. Alongside members of my community we nurture our local nature with a small guerilla-grown orchard, a community food garden and nature-based rituals throughout the year from Wassail to solstices and equinoxes.
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30/10/2022
Teresa
England
During the pandemic, my partner & I discovered a wonderful local area of public green space: Millfields Open Space in Easingwold. As well as the traditional park & leisure area, Millfields also has a large stretch of rough grassland, filled with colourful wildflowers throughout the summer months; a beautifully maintained mini garden with benches, surrounded by insect-attracting flowers & plants giving year-round colour & interest; a tranquil area of woodland, criss-crossed with enticing little footpaths and home to numerous species of birds & mammals; and a peaceful, fenced-off wetland area, teeming with insects (bees, dragonflies, moths & butterflies) & birdlife. A truly successful mix!
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30/10/2022
Charlotte
Sounds like a brilliant and diverse place for nature.
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30/10/2022
Charlotte
England
A few years ago I came across the Swift Conservation Project that the Wildlife Trust in North Wales was running. They were helping people put swift boxes up on their houses and also getting local community groups involved. They also ran talks and walks about swifts and why they’re threatened. https://www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/what-we-do-landing-page/wildlife-conservation/our-projects/swift-conservation-project
Any new wildflower meadows are exciting. A new campaign I’ve been involved with is Small Spaces for Small Creatures by Lancashire Wildlife Trust- encouraging people to pledge a space of any size to grow wildflowers.
https://www.lancswt.org.uk/small-spaces-small-creatures
Any new wildflower meadows are exciting. A new campaign I’ve been involved with is Small Spaces for Small Creatures by Lancashire Wildlife Trust- encouraging people to pledge a space of any size to grow wildflowers.
https://www.lancswt.org.uk/small-spaces-small-creatures
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There would be less litter in our seas and countryside, less pollution in our rivers and less damaging development in our green belt. There would be more wild spaces for nature and more protection for our rarer species and precious landscapes. The policies and regulations we have to protect nature need to be stronger and have more understanding and respect for the natural world. We need to encourage, appreciate and widen conservation plans. Everyone can and should be able to play a part in helping nature thrive.
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I love the spectacular seasons- the bursts of life in spring, the blooming wildflowers in summer, the kaleidoscope of colours in the autumn leaves and the crunch of frosty mornings. It provides a whole world of curious creatures and awesome plants to discover and many epic landscapes to explore. I would miss the chorus of birdsong, gaggling geese streaming overhead, glimpses of red squirrels, the buzzing bees and fluttering butterflies.
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Teresa
England
By 2050, I'd hope to see a huge increase in native woodland, meadows & wetland areas across the UK. The creation of more National Parks, open to all, to inspire, educate & improve physical/mental well-being. Landowners & farmers encouraged to embrace more sympathetic & organic methods of agriculture; wildflowers & mixed hedging incorporated in & around all arable land; appropriate rewilding schemes, large & small, flourishing across both rural & urban areas of the UK. Eco-housing projects & sustainable developments should, by then, be the norm; gardens/green space the standard with every home. Renewable energy fully embraced on a local & national scale. Nature & diversity are flourishing!
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Alison
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We were fortunate beneficiaries of the excellent work being done by the Yorkshire Farming and Wildlife Partnership who arranged for trees to be planted on our land - the benefits to be gained, and the pleasures to be had, will continue far, far longer than I will. I’m always impressed to read of the work of various organisations and their volunteers eg National Trust, the Wildlife Trusts, RSPB etc, especially now as they join together to urge government to protect what we have, and to commit to policies that will restore and replenish nature in both urban and rural environments.
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I haven’t! There’s talk of a shared allotment and sharing fruit/ vegetables from gardens. I have planted rows of lavender, fruit trees and a composter. Try to do my own bit.
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A little pocket park being brought to life at the end of my street. The amazing work being done at Philips Park. Green social prescribing.
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This is fab- more should definitely be done to improve parks and spaces we already have for nature to thrive in!
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People of all ages coming out in the evening, in the rain to help toads across the road to their breeding pond.
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Love this - it epitomises so much that is good!
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More woodland, it is no longer in small pockets but joined with corridors. The moorland is now reforested. Every city, village and suburb has reworded areas for wildlife and we take pride looking after it.
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Fewer people take nature for granted. There is more wild nature, but it is respected and there is less rubbish and disregard for small or innocuous spaces. There is much greater consideration for the ecosystem and nature as the foundation of all life, but simply as recreation or in service to human systems, wants and needs. Schools have specific areas of the curriculum dedicated to supporting nature and fostering a mindset of natural abundance and permaculture. Nature is considered to be (and actually is!) everywhere and humans and all of our baggage is a part of that, not separate to it.
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Walking in the woods, clears my mind and helps me relax and think. It’s simply beautiful: the streams, wildlife, birdsong, fresh air, seasonal smells. We should be looking after these places…once they’re gone they’re gone and it shouldn’t be a council, government or business who takes that away. It’s no one’s to sell.
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Green space is green and not built on destructively at the greedy whim of an arrogant government that cares for its own interests. The country is led by people who are educated and care about the environment and creatures we share our planet with.
Everyone works together to respect our wildlife - this is a key element in our education system. Habitats are created and wildlife corridors are prioritised. Farming is always done to promote the interests of wildlife and harmful insecticides are banned.
All councils have thoroughly looked at how they can improve their area - leaving hedges to thrive, planting more and putting up nest boxes, bat boxes etc as a matter of course.
Everyone works together to respect our wildlife - this is a key element in our education system. Habitats are created and wildlife corridors are prioritised. Farming is always done to promote the interests of wildlife and harmful insecticides are banned.
All councils have thoroughly looked at how they can improve their area - leaving hedges to thrive, planting more and putting up nest boxes, bat boxes etc as a matter of course.
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Alison
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If nature is thriving then that is surely the greatest difference from our current situation! I’d say it would most likely, at root, be down to better education and greater awareness of the importance of nature in all our lives. This would go hand in hand with legislation geared towards protecting what we have so that it can flourish, and recognition of the very many benefits to be gained from nature - health, sustenance, mental well-being and yes, even financial profit. This should naturally lead to reduced pollution and better preservation of habitats. In a nutshell, what is different in 2050 will have come from education, legislation and appreciation.
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I love being able to be immersed in nature and how it changes every time I spend time in it. I use nature to recharge, to think or feel, to wander or wonder. If I am not in nature regularly then it negatively impacts by mental health.
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I love being immersed in nature, the thrill of seeing the creatures in my garden, local woodland, countryside never ceases to light a spark of excitement. I am always looking, listening, wherever I am and that curiosity to explore is what living is all about. I can’t bear to imagine a world without these amazing creatures and what a purposeless existence it would be. Songbirds, hedgehogs, bumblebees, all so precious, all so necessary.
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I love the cleverness of the natural world, the way so much is linked and has a valid, and valuable, purpose even if it’s not always apparent what that purpose is. As flora and fauna is diminished in tandem with the erosion of natural habitats, we face the grim possibility of losing much that has been familiar to us from childhood, and depriving future generations of the delights and ecological benefits of a rich and diverse environment. How sad if we lose native species such as our beloved hedgehogs, or no longer hear birdsong, and what damage will be done if bees and butterflies are not better protected. Lots more to be said, but that’s the gist of how I feel.
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Oriele
England
I live in West London and am surrounded by so many amazing examples of nature projects and volunteers. We are fortunate to be close to Kew Gardens, a world reknowned botanical garden where they have collated the world's largest seed bank. Also, Chiswick Park where they have restored back the amazing Ktichen Garden growing all the plants with no pesticides. And Richmond Park where they leave vast areas of the park to grow wild and ensure the birds and deer co exist. In addition, we have a volunteer group called Abundance that make areas of waste land beautiful again.
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Teresa
England
The UK is home to such diverse landscapes & ecosystems but so much is being lost at an alarming rate. During Covid, the natural world became so important to our physical & mental health. I discovered new local walks & saw a more diverse range of birds & animals. Arable land was filled with birdsong: yellowhammers & corn buntings, swifts & swallows. Temporary wetlands were created in flooded local fields, drawing in oystercatchers, curlews & flocks of lapwings, along with more familiar waders. Summer '22's droughts caused these ecosystems to dry up & the birds left. Farmers should be encouraged to allow more such mini-habitats - pools, meadows, hedges - to thrive alongside crops & livestock.
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Kate
England
There are a lot of community gardens near me, and parks that are well looked after and loved by the community.
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Kate
England
More green spaces everywhere, especially in cities. More protection of green spaces from developers. Organic farming being the norm, the ecosystem thriving again.
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Kate
England
I love watching it change through the seasons, and noticing new things each year. I would miss feeling a connection to all living things if that was gone.
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Oriele
England
I would like to see greater protection for our bees to ensure pollination continues to ensure nature thrives. I would like to see massive carbon reduction and that we all start to embrace the circular economy again. We need to remove, reduce, reuse, refill and recycle as much as possible as quickly as possible. We need a massive mindset change and to respect nature as the key to a harmonious world where food is abundant and the land is rich and fertile adapting to climate change.
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in my city there are areas of community managed growing spaces and planters and small areas of verges which have been planted to try and benefit insects and birds. i volunteer in a woodland which is privately owned but is being cared for by teams of volunteers to maintain and restore native broadleaf woodland and is managed with heavy horses , there are schools growing vegetables and plants in playgrounds to connect children with nature and seasons
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I am not aware of any schools, gardens etc that are engaging in nature restoration projects.
I am aware of The Soil Food Web, Savory Institute, Eco Restoration Group and others that are working tirelessly to restore Our plant.
I am aware of The Soil Food Web, Savory Institute, Eco Restoration Group and others that are working tirelessly to restore Our plant.
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I love the Italian tower block, Bosco Verticale, described here - https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/how-milans-bosco-verticale-has-changed-the-way-designers-think-about-sustainable-design/amp- A complex engineering project but an incredible, inspiring result- beautiful to look at, offering shade, habitats and helping purify the city air. Just one example of a global movement to bring nature back to urban spaces
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Oriele
England
I love the changes of the season's colours and the diversity of the stunning landscapes of the UK. I would miss the pleasure this brings me and my family. Nature is so important for people's well-being and mental health. It is so grounding for us all in a changing world dominated by technology, climate change anxiety and global challenges.
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we no longer use much fossil fuels, we make space for nature within all our towns and cities , more of us live in the countryside, we recognise the value in using land to benefit all nature, and this is taken very seriously, every project is considered with respect to whether nature can afford it as part of its design , there is more woodland and wilded protected land, we grow more of our own food , there are no factory farms and many less farmed animals , we all eat much less meat, there are no toxic chemicals, farming is organic and sustainable, there are many more small farms, there are miles of hedgerows and wildlife corridors, our rivers are clean and there are insects thriving,
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Watching the change in seasons
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There is no plastic litter anywhere. Nature trails are properly protected so they do not get eroded.
All farmers have adopted regenerative agriculture and so all our arable soils are now fully healthy with their full spectrum of biological life and soil carbon is at healthy and increasing levels. The soil is now so healthy it is sequestering CO2 properly and atmospheric CO2 levels have been reduced and are reducing.
Soil is so healthy that artificial fertilisers are no longer needed.
Habitats have been fully restored with the correct balance of predator prey relationships and humans now realise the importance of and value apex predators.
All farmers have adopted regenerative agriculture and so all our arable soils are now fully healthy with their full spectrum of biological life and soil carbon is at healthy and increasing levels. The soil is now so healthy it is sequestering CO2 properly and atmospheric CO2 levels have been reduced and are reducing.
Soil is so healthy that artificial fertilisers are no longer needed.
Habitats have been fully restored with the correct balance of predator prey relationships and humans now realise the importance of and value apex predators.
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1. Our leaders have got a grip on climate change - switching to clean energy to stop rising temperatures and helping communities tackle impacts like flooding and drought. 2. We are maximising space for nature. Every garden, street, town, school, office, factory or shopping centre includes havens for wildlife - ponds, native flowers, trees, berries, piles of leaves.
3. Our laws and business models prioritise healthy nature (at home and abroad) - as our fundamental life support.
3. Our laws and business models prioritise healthy nature (at home and abroad) - as our fundamental life support.
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Oh, wouldn’t that be wonderful- and it is all achievable; let us hope for a government that is enlightened enough to see it through.
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Rewinding projects in Kent and West country
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Cycle and walking paths connecting at least every town and city to the nearest to encourage healthy and low carbon travel/leisure.
Pigs and sheep and other mammals wild in the countryside.
Native trees, flowers and shrubs in greater abundance.
Fewer fields, roads and other hard surfaces that spoil natural water management.
Rivers without sewage and man made chemicals
Pigs and sheep and other mammals wild in the countryside.
Native trees, flowers and shrubs in greater abundance.
Fewer fields, roads and other hard surfaces that spoil natural water management.
Rivers without sewage and man made chemicals
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No overhead electric cables and pylons. Windfarms situated adjacent to motorways . Less impact on the landscape. Greater use of town and city centres for housing and other accommodation
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Kerry
England
At the University of Kent they have a community garden which grows some of the produce used at outlets on campus. There a volunteers who run the garden & use the space for positive mental health benefits as well as the practical aspects. It brings many elements of the community together. https://www.kent.ac.uk/sustainability/kentcog
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Not locally, but reading Isabella Tree's Wilding, which is hugely encouraging about what can be achieved.
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Kerry
I totally agree. The rewilding at Knepp has really motivated & encouraged me. I went to Knepp this summer to see it - amazing!
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Kerry
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I would like to see more areas for wildlife & a lot more trees/ woodlands/ scrub areas dedicated just for wildlife. Hopefully we have no fossil fuels & no single use plastic. We live more sustainably with more refillable & local produce. We take more time for nature & well being & are less motivated by the accumulation of wealth.
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i love hearing all the variety of bird song and calls especially early in the morning and at dusk, i love catching sight of bats in the summer late evenings, i love meadows buzzing with insect life and seeing insects swarming above bubbling rivers , i love hedgerows and grasslands covered in native shrubs and wildflowers, especially the arrival of blossoms in the spring and the amazing fresh green colours, i love the smell of pine woods , heathland after rain and salty seaside air , i could watch the sea and the big sky above it for ever. i would really miss having little birds come to my garden and being able to access the skies, trees , fields, rivers and beaches
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The early morning song of the song thrush, the deer that occasionally visit my garden, the big skies, hills and fields, walking in the woods and the smell of peaty earth. Something for all the senses.
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Jaye
Wales
I struggle a lot in life, even to the point of just being... modern life is grey at the best of times. The only time I feel comfortably me is when I'm surrounded by Nature, whether taking a forest walk or simply sitting back somewhere watching birds or squirrels go about their daily business, especially Robins.
If we lose nature we lose everything worth living for.
So I cannot bring it down to which aspect I would miss most as we need it all.
If we lose nature we lose everything worth living for.
So I cannot bring it down to which aspect I would miss most as we need it all.
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The native trees, red squirrels and mosses are beautiful and would be such a shame not to be able to witness.
Pearland, wetlands, shrubs and trees make up a lot of our carbon sinks, critical to help both partially negate the climate crisis and effective water management.
I would love to have far more pesticide free land to allow insects to flourish, because biodiversity at that level a critical foundation for biodiversity in mammals.
Pearland, wetlands, shrubs and trees make up a lot of our carbon sinks, critical to help both partially negate the climate crisis and effective water management.
I would love to have far more pesticide free land to allow insects to flourish, because biodiversity at that level a critical foundation for biodiversity in mammals.
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Jaye
Wales
I struggle a lot in life, even to the point of just being... modern life is grey at the best of times. The only time I feel comfortably me is when I'm surrounded by Nature, whether taking a forest walk or simply sitting back somewhere watching birds or squirrels go about their daily business, especially Robins.
If we lose nature we lose everything worth living for.
So I cannot bring it down to which aspect I would miss most as we need it all.
If we lose nature we lose everything worth living for.
So I cannot bring it down to which aspect I would miss most as we need it all.
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Regather in Sheffield - working to create a network of self-sufficient local food-growing communities - https://regather.net/about-us/
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Kerry
England
I love to be in amongst nature- with plenty of space to think & just be. I love to watch birds & mammals, I love identifying a range of plants & fungi. I am forever fascinated by the wonderful world of insects. I would miss it all so much if it wasn’t there- it is my lifeline, my sanity, my reason for getting up each day. I worry about it all a lot and do everything I can to help to keep our environment safe for future generations. I feel let down by what our generation has unwittingly done. It makes me very angry when I see nature being destroyed- we must speak up now or lose it forever.
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My school has a edible garden where we grow our own food for school meals
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There would be less extinction and more population for different animals
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I like the UKs forest because you can’t find it in other areas
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Legislation puts the needs of diverse urban and rural habitats front and centre. Agriculture is de-industrialised and farmers are supported to work regeneratively. City fringes and urban plots have been given over to allotments and community farms for high-yield organic local food growing networks. Rainwater harvesting creates good water cycling systems.
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The whole web which makes it all work, even clearer at the turn of the seasons. And the trees, especially the ones that are hundreds of years old - bright green leaves, flowers, acorns and conkers, golden leaves. A constant, stable presence and home to so much life. Impossible to replace
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Seasonality - how each neighbouring ecosystem of plant, insect, bird and animal communities change through the seasons, and (hopefully) reappear each year... it's heartbreaking to think that this is now so threatened and can't necessarily be counted on.
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It was heartening this year to see Leeds City Council reduce their mowing and have specific areas run wild, it allowed conversation and an understanding, almost giving permission for people to hold back on their own personal mowing. Also my mum and dad got a bird feeding station which was great and I know they'll enjoy it through the autumn into the winter and spring.
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I loved that National Trust RSPB and Wildlife Trust United to protect nature
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Anonymous:
Fewer cars, more public transport. Everyone of vegan. The planet is the number one priority
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The space, the unique air, the wildlife .. the birdsong
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Air quality for all is here. Nature is larger in urban areas. People feel better for it and cherish it more so . People grow more of their own food because they understand nature and how to work in conjunction with it not against it anymore.
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Nature's constance is reassuring my I like that is in unexpected places. I enjoy seeing a tree growing in the crevasses of buildings. I make stories up from these bizarre sights. The sounds that is produced. An angry wren or plopping rain.
Humans are nature so if nature disappeared so would we.
Humans are nature so if nature disappeared so would we.
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I hate what this country has done to nature! We've taken away their territory to build on and forced them further into the towns and cities! We as a nation should be ashamed of what we as a nation have done!! And still we let immigration happen to us!! Shocking!!!!!
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Nature has earned the respect it deserves and rather than building on green spaces they are supported to thrive. Plans to reduce carbon emissions have been more successful and the many trees being planted have become part of smaller eco systems. Animals on the brink of existence are recovering in number. Politicians put nature fully in the agenda and help their constituents to be part of the journey to improving and enjoying the wonders that the UK has to offer
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One example I love was when we lived in Kenya. The Hospital we worked in had its own garden, the growers grew the most beautiful nutritious vegetables organically that were prepared by the hospital Kitchen Staff and fed the patients in a resource poor location. Only a few km away were the polytunnels from the commercial grown beans and flowers, heavy use of pesticides due to be flown out of the country, mean while the surface run off was seriously polluting the lake and wildlife disappearing.
Here the hospital gardens, reflection areas embracing nature, we've turned a courtyard into a Kitchen Garden in our local school, the children love the nature and delivering veggies for school lunch.
Here the hospital gardens, reflection areas embracing nature, we've turned a courtyard into a Kitchen Garden in our local school, the children love the nature and delivering veggies for school lunch.
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The Lower Otter Restoration Project in East Devon
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Nature is respected in every part of our lives.
We have learnt to live without single use plastic, the relationship between our soil and health whilst nurturing nature is treasured.
The NHS is a true Health Service, rather than a medical service.
Hospitals, healthcare settings, schools all have a Kitchen Garden, with food grown with organic principles, it is the norm and the example within society. School children learn to grow food and connect with nature.
Food is grown locally, sustainability, with respect for wildlife.
Processed food manufacturers, are highly taxed, along with higher polluting industries. Buildings built prioritises nature not profit. Incentives for clean energy.
We have learnt to live without single use plastic, the relationship between our soil and health whilst nurturing nature is treasured.
The NHS is a true Health Service, rather than a medical service.
Hospitals, healthcare settings, schools all have a Kitchen Garden, with food grown with organic principles, it is the norm and the example within society. School children learn to grow food and connect with nature.
Food is grown locally, sustainability, with respect for wildlife.
Processed food manufacturers, are highly taxed, along with higher polluting industries. Buildings built prioritises nature not profit. Incentives for clean energy.
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We need more wilderness in the UK and more places where we have the right to roam to reduce pressure on ‘honeypot’ areas of the countryside
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
I run a community allotment and we encourage wildlife by having lots of natural overgrown areas for wildlife and hedgehogs. We have bird and bat boxes, bug hotels and long grass with log piles under trees.
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30/10/2022
tina
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
I would love to see people looking after birds and wildlife and creating more wildlife habitats instead of destroying them.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
The sound of birdsong on a morning in Spring
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
The wildness, nature in action, beautifully woven complexities of the delicate balance in the biodiversity, whether, plants, fungi, bacteria, insects, animals each having an effect on each other.
I love feeling the wind in wild open places like a coastal path, as much as watching the cheeky squirrel look for his hazel nuts from our tree in our garden,as the forest awakes in spring with the flowering bulbs, the summer canopy of leaves and the changing colours of autumn, the sweetness in the crunch of a juicy apple straight from the tree and the wiggling maggot left behind. I once opened a seed pod to show our daughter, I expected to scatter seeds, instead was a caterpillar. Nature is wonder.
I love feeling the wind in wild open places like a coastal path, as much as watching the cheeky squirrel look for his hazel nuts from our tree in our garden,as the forest awakes in spring with the flowering bulbs, the summer canopy of leaves and the changing colours of autumn, the sweetness in the crunch of a juicy apple straight from the tree and the wiggling maggot left behind. I once opened a seed pod to show our daughter, I expected to scatter seeds, instead was a caterpillar. Nature is wonder.
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30/10/2022
Louise
England
Community allotment under the ‘incredible edible’ title
Hedgehog highways:
https://www.hedgehogstreet.org/
Hedgehog highways:
https://www.hedgehogstreet.org/
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
Local action groups are amazing. Litter picking, installing swift boxes etc
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
Less farmed land which in some areas is now extremely barren. Replaced with natural landscapes, whether that be woodland or moorland etc.
Cleaner waterways, no sewerage pumped into any river.
Accessible ways for people to enjoy those spaces.
Cleaner waterways, no sewerage pumped into any river.
Accessible ways for people to enjoy those spaces.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
Variety of garden birds
Expiring Rock pool wildlife with children
Owls and bats in the night sky
Expiring Rock pool wildlife with children
Owls and bats in the night sky
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30/10/2022
Louise
England
I would like to see more habitats for nature: restoration of old hedgerows, replanting of hay meadows, swaths of wild flowers on roadside verges and public spaces, new ponds or reinstatement of old, protection of veteran trees
Less of: consumption by humans, more compassion towards nature and closer connection not the distance that exists now
Change that needs to happen: tighter control on developments, those that do take place should include habit for nature such as bat boxes, swift boxes, hedgehog highways, green roofs; educating people on the importance of nature and the reasons for change; help for poorer countries to enable them to implement change (often due to western consumption);
Less of: consumption by humans, more compassion towards nature and closer connection not the distance that exists now
Change that needs to happen: tighter control on developments, those that do take place should include habit for nature such as bat boxes, swift boxes, hedgehog highways, green roofs; educating people on the importance of nature and the reasons for change; help for poorer countries to enable them to implement change (often due to western consumption);
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
I'm struggling to think of a sensible answer to this. Essentially we need to massively reduce the impact that human development is having on the environment. The only possible way that can ever happen is by reducing the sheer volume of us. I don't think that is likely to happen by 2050. Eventually people will realise that governments need to start legislating against people having as many children as they like and try to gradually reduce our numbers down to a sustainable level. If we were managing any other species that propagated the way we do there would be culls. That's not an option with us so society needs to start taking responsibility for controlling our birthrates.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
I see just isolated token gestures by the few with no wider long-term consequences
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
Compared to a lot of places in the world the UK is very heavily developed. I love the nature that survives and endures. In a very urban environment I am boosted by any and all wildlife we can attract to and maintain in our area. Where we have such seasonal variation there is a constant variety in what wildlife is around and how it interacts with it's surroundings. I am particularly fond of aquatic and semi aquatic life so any opportunities to introduce water into our garden always excites me. We are lucky to have both freshwater and marine ecosystems in our local area so I am especially fond of the wildlife living there.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
Politics focuses on a long term, sustainable, future where we live within our means rather than constantly striving for more. Not an MP's personal quest to be elected again in a few years time, whatever the cost. Now, everything cycles back into use and landfills and forever chemicals are just part of our dark shameful history of greed.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
Community orchard in Milton, Portsmouth is a lively place where we had a day pressing apes as a large community group. It was a great occasion to bring people together.
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Louise
England
What I love about nature: the variety and the way nature continues through it’s daily life regardless of what humans are doing themselves or the planet.
What would I miss? The birds singing, the leaves rustling, the peacefulness but also the powerful ness of Mother Nature.
What would I miss? The birds singing, the leaves rustling, the peacefulness but also the powerful ness of Mother Nature.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
More green and wild spaces. Everyone has access to "green" areas.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
The noise, the colour and the industry of each species carving out a living and in so doing playing its role in the ecosystem, keeping it moving and resilient. If it disappeared, I would be sad at the empty space, a vacuum when there should be crowds of fellow creatures sharing in earth's bounty, before the human mutiny.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
The variety of birds and wildlife we get in the UK is incredible, including the marine life! I would miss hearing birdsong and the sounds of trees swaying in the breeze.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
More birds and pollinators and other species. Green infrastructure incorporated into any new developments and the environment priorised when new infrastructure is considered.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
The coast on a crispy, windy winter day. Geese flying overhead. Bumblebees. Hairy caterpillars making their way across the garden.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
I have seen and taken part in many projects such as tree planting, wildflower planting, putting up bird and bat boxes and friends groups to protect biodiverse places in Liverpool. But the most exciting action I have seen was the planting of the Ketts Oak sapling in Parliament Square by XR Youth Branch. And this was the most exciting because without political reform all our efforts will be piecemeal. we need hedgehog homes but if we don't move away from a car based society they will be extinct in a few years. Taking part in an XR people's assembly on that same occasion knowing everyone there was as in love with this earth as me and struggling to learn ways to communicate democratically.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
People buying woods=Woodland Trust.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
I would like to see more places for birds to nest, more trees, more verges for flowers for bees and a larger place for insects in our nature/on news etc.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
The birds and trees and insects.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
Where the zoos and others have worked to breed and reintroduce species in danger. Where media has presented information about destruction. Biodiversity officers working with charities to improve council activities. Rspb national trust greenpeace all collaborating.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
Humber estuary SSSI - local people are passionate about preserving this area
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
More responsibility taken by ‘ordinary’ folk, less fireworks
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
What’s not to love? Birdsong, trees, hedgerows, everything from little creatures scampering in the woods to our larger mammals which are sometimes only seen from a distance…all are precious and should be orotected
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
Legislation and protections against use of pesticides and herbicides, less use of chemical fertilisers. Restrictions on building, disturbing land especially green land or green belt. No petrol vehicles or fossil fuel which so damages the air. Less air travel and co2 emissions, less deforestation, reintroduction and reestablished wet lands, forest, wild space and water courses unpolluted.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
In many ways it is a return to the old ways with children able to access wild places near their homes and play independently, indigenous style agriculture and a renewed appreciation and commitment for one's local area. But there have been urgent, dramatic social changes which mean people think globally. Peace studies, earth sciences and ecology are the foremost planks in any education. All adults have been given opportunity and encouragement to study these disciplines as it was recognised that it was adults, not children, that had the power to prevent ecological collapse and halt the rise in climate catastrophes and international aggression.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
I live in Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire. I enjoy feeding the birds in my garden, and looking at the raptors overhead. These include buzzards and the occasional sparrow hawk, and possibly red kites and peregrines in the future. I like to walk along the river Trent to see the water birds - grebes, kingfisher, little egret and herons etc. In the winter there are goldeneye and goosanders. I would hate to see this section of the Trent become badly polluted as it was before, and I would not like to lose the raptors due to illegal persecution.
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Anonymous:
There are various examples, near where I live, of people working to create habitats (for people as well as wildlife) - for example, the Claypits in North Glasgow (an area near the canal).
I think it's also important to get people out into nature, to make more people feel connected with nature so that they will value and protect it - the country park where my brother works tries to involve people, old and young, in this way.
I think it's also important to get people out into nature, to make more people feel connected with nature so that they will value and protect it - the country park where my brother works tries to involve people, old and young, in this way.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
Greta
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30/10/2022
Stephen Thomas Hoe
I could not agree more
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
Humans have finally got their heads from up their selfish, money grabbing arseholes and started to consider something other than themselves now.
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30/10/2022
Stephen Thomas Hoe
Tourism based on more places in the natural world should provide a source of income and jobs for people.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
I love being outside feeling the wind, Sunday, rain on my face. Seeing nature, trees, leaves, flowers, grass, butterflies, bees, birds - all flthat makes our countryside unique. Without it my mental health and that of others would deteriorate- the terrible effect on our environment would be even more catastrophic.
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Janet maureen Norwood
I agree. I always feel better when I've been out in the garden, trying to create a little beauty and places for creatures to live.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
Do you mean creatures? More of all the creatures currently in decline. I'd like to see more wildlife corridors helping to link up their habitats.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
I would miss the only decent, pure thing left in this stinking world. The Natural World and it’s Inhabitants.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
It's very difficult to choose, as I love many living things and it's very important to me to get out into nature daily. However, I would particularly miss particular wildlife (for example, skylarks - I don't think I would want to live in a world without skylarks - curlews, blackbirds) and trees (for example hawthorn and alder). Hedges, Coastline. Mud flats. And nature within our cities.
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Anonymous:
The UK has abandoned fossil fuels and become dependent upon wind, solar and nuclear power, although the sites for power generation are not situated where they interfere with nature. Agriculture works along with rewilding, with more space for trees, wetlands flower meadows and undergrowth. The vegetation is managed by hardy breeds of ponies, cattle and pigs, and water by beavers. The number of sheep on hillsides has been reduced to avoid overgrazing. Previously native species such as elk and European bison have been introduced, along with lynx and wolves to manage the numbers and behaviour of deer. Wildlife tourism has become a very profitable source of income, creating local jobs.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
My local tennis club hosts a regular litter pick which involves many of the local residents. It's great to see it as a fun event people do together rather than a chore that has to be done.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
Birds and wildlife visiting my garden
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
Moors of the Future in the Peak District. Community orchards in Buxton through Transition Buxton. Creation of the wildflower and herb gardens by Buxton Field Club. Putting a 5 year biodiversity plan into operation, all with volunteer work, in the Serpentine Walks in Buxton. The work of the Town Team in Buxton rewilding Ashwood Park. Sunart Fields near Whaley Bridge - a brilliant rewilding project including a wide range of volunteers and education programme. The work of Derbyshire Wildlife Trust and its shift to landscape scale work.
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Anonymous:
New and old generations will be able to appreciate the beauty in other life forms and bring selflessness to more people. It would result in a healthier and happier population that is more likely to develop crucial moral values towards those around them.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
It's an easily accessible space that brings calmness and tranquility. It represents the purity of what life has always been at it's foundation and without it I feel humans will become increasingly detached from our roots. We need nature to remain connected to our simplest instincts and to learn from it's simplicity and complexity together.
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Anonymous:
There are no sheep on the hillsides, which have been rewilded. Rivers are curvy again and they are clean and thriving with wildlife. Our roadside verges are filled with wildflowers. I can hear cuckoos in Spring as before. We have beavers across the country, along with pine martens, red squirrels and hopefully bison and lynx and wildcats. There is a widespread understanding and acceptance of the beauty and necessity of a thriving natural world, not just for us to benefit or profit from, but for its own sake, recognising that we are part of the natural world, not lords of it. Monoculture is not rewarded, sustainable, regenerative farming is the norm, biodiversity and soil are thriving
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Stephen Thomas Hoe
My thoughts exactly.
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31/10/2022
Anonymous:
I agree with much of what you say, but not about sheep and the reintroduction of certain animals. Sheep are a good way to cut grass, enabling the continual return of wildflowers in meadows (this is my own experience) and surely wool is a far better material than much else that is currently used. I also think it can be counter-productive to reintroduce animals that are dangerous, or perceived to be dangerous (usually with good reason) as it would discourage many from venturing out into the countryside. Lynx also kill foxes, and to be honest I’d rather we kept our foxes. The reintroduction of beavers is genius, and pine martens and red squirrels definitely need help.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
There is a recreation ground opposite my house, where they take great care in maintaining. There are a number of gardening volunteers, and the park has been rejuvenated with meadow, orchard, pond and hedgerows, installed bat, bird and insect boxes, and a stag beetle loggery
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
Walking into nature from my front door. I have the choice of Riverside, woodland and cultivated fields. I know I am privalidged and would love to share more.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
The government are taking better care of our countryside and it is a higher priority to maintain it. Hopefully by now more people can see the benefits of being in the countryside, and know more about accessing it and enjoying it - whilst helping to nurture it.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
I love the countryside, and the endless amount of hiking trails that are available to us in the UK. There is nothing better or more therapeutic than walking amongst the trees and listening to the birds. I am passionate about conserving our countryside.
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Anonymous:
We are respectful and don’t encroach where nature has the upper hand. There are multitudes of insects. No pesticides are used and farmers are soaring with fertilisers.
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Anonymous:
The peace and relaxation it gives me to walk through woodland or moorland. The greenness. The sounds and scents. The thrill of the first snowdrop.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
Mature trees should be better protected, no building within a certain circumference. All new industrial buildings should either have solar panels or green roofs installed
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
I am working in Stranraer and the Rhins to help volunteers mobilise others to assist us to realise the BugLife style of B-lines of wildflowers .
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
at this moment it is hard to see much help ; but i no it is there people organisations do care --but i think there is a large problem which faces our wild birds specially garden birds it would help to have less birds of prey ' perigrine falcons and sparrow hawks are far to plentiful and they do to much damage to other wild birds they always blame farmers and game birds hunters but it is really B O P that do most of the damage thats my opinion and i think im right on this important subject.
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30/10/2022
stephen
i think im right on my opinion hear.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
Put a pond in our wildlife friendly garden, liked it so much added another a few years later ....brought hedgehogs into the garden to drink, birds to bath, frogs, newts and other pondlife ....just a simple sink bowl of water can help wildlife so much
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stephen
i fully agree pond life brings all creatures along
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
More nature is the positive frame for our lives and will help us tell a possible future story that will drive people’s imaginations to solve the challenges around sharing the Earth. If we spend time engaging in a ‘less’ story this will bog us down in debates with vested interests we just don’t need to have.
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30/10/2022
stephen
yes more nature .
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
in the main it will be down to farmers and industry keeping waterways clean for fish and wild birds and wild life .
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
can i ask can we ask the questions a little ' with respect and there is so much needed to be done for nature in this country we must start by doing massive amounts more to clear our rivers from pollution this takes me to the main point which is the lose of so many trout salmon grills etc.
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Anonymous:
more people engaged in nature, enjoying the outside world and the beauty
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stephen
more help is needed .
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
Bird song, I love the song of a Robin first thing in the morning and a blackbirds evening song at dusk.
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30/10/2022
stephen
love the garden birds singing away.
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30/10/2022
Connor
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I work for LPA and am aware of many projects to restore and promote nature. My father loved nature and his farm promoted and conserved it wherever we could.
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Connor
England
More areas of conservation on land and in the seas. People giving it more respect and living hand in hand with nature.
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Connor
England
The variety and sounds of nature. Nothing more majestic than seeing nature in action. It would be tragic to lose more creatures, habitat and ecosystems.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
Bristol zoological society conservation projects
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
Our places are full of wildlife and everyone has a relationship with nature
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
Everything- including maintaining our food, air, water, social and economic support, functionality, resilience, complexity, beauty.
If it disappeared I would miss life
If it disappeared I would miss life
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
Yorkshire wildlife trust support so many local nature projects and larger scale research to protect the inland and coastal environment for nature. Seal Alliance (Yorkshire seal group) supporting pinniped monitoring and reducing disturbance.
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Anonymous:
Less over used farmland and battery farming with sustainable farming and a massive give back of land to nature. No more hunting if indefensible or specifically bred to shoot wildlife.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
The Skell valley project in Ripon North Yorkshire , working with the national trust and nidderdale area of outstanding beauty
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
More open green spaces , nature thriving intertwined with mankind
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
Wildlife at the coast and inland sanctuaries supporting local and migratory birds.
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Anonymous:
I love the healing powers of nature and the peace it brings to our well-being , its beauty, patience and resilience
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
I have patio doors, I love to watch the birds hoping around and flying in the sky, some times I see exotic birds, I love to see the butterflies and bees polinating the flowers. It would be very sad if we lost these things
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Colette
England
My husband’s company paid their staff to work a day in the community to build a living hedge.
Greening of waste patches into community flower/veg spaces.
Wildlife corridor bridge ove4 a motorway
Greening of waste patches into community flower/veg spaces.
Wildlife corridor bridge ove4 a motorway
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Colette
England
Heritage & regional varieties of fruit and vegetables promoted.
Greater access to a wider range of landscapes.
Nature studies in school.
Green roofs and green bus stops, wildlife corridors promoted.
Wildflowers planted by local authorities.
Water and green energy re-nationalised. Farmers to become custodians of wild land.
Greater access to a wider range of landscapes.
Nature studies in school.
Green roofs and green bus stops, wildlife corridors promoted.
Wildflowers planted by local authorities.
Water and green energy re-nationalised. Farmers to become custodians of wild land.
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30/10/2022
Colette
England
Variety, richness, diversity. A closeness to the changing seasons. Links tothe past.
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
ipsley nature reserve volunteer group
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
almost no cars, gardens that are gardens not parking spaces. trees and parks within walking distance of everyone, children walking and enjoying the outdoors
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30/10/2022
Anonymous:
birdsong greeting me in the morning. the excitement of encountering a wild creature unexpectedly when out walking
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Anonymous:
The return of native woodland. From the valley floor up to the natural tree line in the mountains. Having got rid of or reduced unproductive sheep farming.
Returning those unproductive sheep farms back into common land for local communities. Where they can form cooperative organic, no dig vegetable and crop production. And cooperative, renewable energy production. For communities to be able to produce what they need locally and sustainably. With biodiversity increase through woodland creation and flood risk managed through wetland creation and re establishing the flood plains. Upland water catchments re forested and peat bog restoration to store water reduce the run off and sequester carbo
Returning those unproductive sheep farms back into common land for local communities. Where they can form cooperative organic, no dig vegetable and crop production. And cooperative, renewable energy production. For communities to be able to produce what they need locally and sustainably. With biodiversity increase through woodland creation and flood risk managed through wetland creation and re establishing the flood plains. Upland water catchments re forested and peat bog restoration to store water reduce the run off and sequester carbo
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Frances Robertson
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Community gardens and orchards in Glasgow include: Townhead Community Orchard https://ecodrama.co.uk/projects/townhead-community-orchard/
Govan Wetlands of Glasgow
https://www.iucn.org/news/water/202206/govan-wetlands-glasgow-winner-ramsar-danone-grant
Govan Wetlands of Glasgow
https://www.iucn.org/news/water/202206/govan-wetlands-glasgow-winner-ramsar-danone-grant
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I would miss natural native woodland and all the plants and creatures within it. I already miss it from where it has disappeared around me. There’s not much of it left.
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Less cars, better public transport, no pollution of the rivers and seas, spaces where nature has been able to regenerate, more integration of nature into towns and cities, more wildlife corridors and bridges across roads and motorways, people educated about and interested in the natural world around them, less zoning out watching tv and youtube, more getting out and caring for the local environment and gaining the health benefits of being out in nature. Low-carbon economy and people in tune with where their energy comes from and valuing it appropriately. Successful mitigation and adaptation to climate change in ways that do not distance us from nature or harm it.
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Frances Robertson
Yes, far fewer cars, reduction of road/ hard landscaping and increased wild corridors in cities including trees. Wetlands, city foresters and urban forestry planning, priority to insects, seeds, weeds for diverse populations of creatures and plants to love together (including humans).
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Frances Robertson
Scotland
There are far fewer cars and fewer car roads. There is much more subdued street lighting (if it has to be installed at all). Instead of extensive tarmac and concrete there are wildlife corridors with some pathways for walking and cycling. In cities (this is a pipe dream for the UK but I have seen it in reality in Rovaniemi in Finland) there are forest strips between housing and other built-up blocks, also streams, ponds, and rivers with wetlands where floods can expand.
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Frances Robertson
Scotland
I love any corner that is wild and neglected with diversity of plants and hopefully also animals, birds and insects. (I live in a city). I also love water, clean water that supports fish and that I could go into to swim. And above all I love trees, woods and forests. I don't care really about 'native species' although I love to see diversity; I beleive that the notion of what is 'native' is far too fluid to be rejecting other species from elsewhere which have arrived for many different reasons and are now, in a time of climate change, adapting our notion of what a 'living landscape is. Also, I don't care if there are signs of people, work and buildings. I want co-existence
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I’m involved with Litter picking daily from the beaches. I’m involved with recycling - monitoring litter removed like Surfers against sewage. Great British beach clean. - environmentally improving the beaches by cleaning beaches regularly.
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The Get Cumbria Buzzing project has been a way of educating and engaging with communities who might not normally get involved with nature conservation.
In the past I have seen how popular and life enhancing projects such as nature gardens in public spaces,events such as bird ringing,tree planting or shore surveying have inspired the public.
Engagement with children in Forest schools or Grow Cook Eat with nature rich school gardens.
Natural Wellbeing with light conservation work with selective weeding meadows and learning the flora and fauna along the way.
People need to love nature to be inspired to protect it. they need tto feel it,to be moved and enriched.
In the past I have seen how popular and life enhancing projects such as nature gardens in public spaces,events such as bird ringing,tree planting or shore surveying have inspired the public.
Engagement with children in Forest schools or Grow Cook Eat with nature rich school gardens.
Natural Wellbeing with light conservation work with selective weeding meadows and learning the flora and fauna along the way.
People need to love nature to be inspired to protect it. they need tto feel it,to be moved and enriched.
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Anonymous:
More space fir wildlife - protected green spaces, parks and the sea with less plastic rubbish getting into the food chain. Space to be wild and more recycling & less litter.
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I’ve seen a group of people cleaning the parks and nature reserves and I am working with care homes to increase access to outdoor and nature for well-being
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The marine environment
The wildlife and wildness
The wildlife and wildness
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I live in the city, I would like to see more parks and nature reserves/ woods that are well- looked after and not use as a dumping ground. I would like to see people connecting and protecting nature.
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Frances Robertson
Yes, recognition that 'nature' belongs in cities. Education will emphasise ecology, life science, and active work and play outdoors. Children will help, work and be respected for their contribution --for example in growing food and cooking school dinners and
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Anonymous:
The natural world 🌍 helps everyone to be earthed - grounded - feeling like we belong in the environment. Gardens, parks, oceans and wild spaces need our protection. every little bit is important. We can help.
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I love the birds and their birdsong, the plants and trees, the changing of the seasons, the mushrooms and all the fascinating insects
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I love the birds and their birdsong, the plants and trees, the changing of the seasons, the mushrooms and all the fascinating insects
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Anonymous:
More small invertebrates like water voles pine marten and wildcats
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I will miss all the birds, bees, butterflies and dragon flies. I will miss the trees, flowers, wild mushrooms, grass, fresh air and breeze. I will miss the feeling of calmness, happiness and peace. Nature and access to nature are so important to my well/being and health
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Anonymous:
I love seeing Kingfishers, I would definitely miss them if they disappeared.
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I've seen some local initiatives, but I think most town and city dwellers are depressingly uninterested in nature.
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Anonymous:
Far more trees, larger forests, more farmland, more consideration and space given to wild animals. No more building on greenbelt and virgin land. Build up, not out!
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Anonymous:
Fewer people on this overcrowded planet.
People learning to consume less and be more considerate to others.
People learning to consume less and be more considerate to others.
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I totally agree. Humans are vastly overepresented on our planet.
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The national parks, rolling hills, patchworks of farmland, hedgerows, mountains of Snowdonia and the Cairngorms, woods and forests, lakes and wetlands.
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Birds, their songs and flight. The wildness of the countryside and coast. The interconnected Web of living things generally.
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I would like to see all our wildlife in the next few days and for years to come
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I would like to see more done in the next few weeks or years
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Carole
I am all looking forward to seeing them all about our garden and the areas near by me
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Groups of people representing an organisation called "Crows," who work together in groups, on various projects such as clearing overgrown pathways, discarded rubbish in the wing places to name but two.
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Anonymous:
All of it! And all of it! It is woven into the fabric of my soil, I could not survive without it!
None of us could for that matter, although some of like to think we can. And some of us fear it and try to destroy it or destroy it unknowingly, rather than just respect it realising that it is nature that keeps us alive and well so please learn to live with it!
None of us could for that matter, although some of like to think we can. And some of us fear it and try to destroy it or destroy it unknowingly, rather than just respect it realising that it is nature that keeps us alive and well so please learn to live with it!
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More care, more respect for nature in general, less discarding of waste & rubbish in woods, by rivers & canals, on footpaths & in wild places
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The installation of wildlife bridges. There is so much building of new housing estates, little thought is given (or required by the govt) to the impact to nature. Infrastructure is built, but not built with nature in mind.
Old hedgerows are preserved and have protection orders on them. Laws in the U.K. for wildlife are now far more solid and business cannot operate without contributing in some way (money, carbon neutral) to protecting our green spaces and wild animals.
Old hedgerows are preserved and have protection orders on them. Laws in the U.K. for wildlife are now far more solid and business cannot operate without contributing in some way (money, carbon neutral) to protecting our green spaces and wild animals.
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Variety, subtlety, species that are unique & specific to the UK, bumble bees, deer, native wild flowers, indigenous birds, animals & plants; surprises!
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The wildlife is so special
- hedgehogs, newts, foxes and badgers to name a few. They’ve inspired classic childhood stories. I’d miss everything I think. Bird schattering, green vistas to ease my stress levels, my vegetables being pollinated in order to produce fruit for me to eat.
- hedgehogs, newts, foxes and badgers to name a few. They’ve inspired classic childhood stories. I’d miss everything I think. Bird schattering, green vistas to ease my stress levels, my vegetables being pollinated in order to produce fruit for me to eat.
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I would like most people to live next to or near a forested and wild area.
Farming takes place in harmony with nature and trees, ponds and hedgerows break up the monotonous fields. Organic farming is normal, not the exception.
Green networks throughout towns and cities.
Clean oceans and rivers, thriving with life.
Less sheep grazing on mountaintops, allowing large areas of rainforest.
Farming takes place in harmony with nature and trees, ponds and hedgerows break up the monotonous fields. Organic farming is normal, not the exception.
Green networks throughout towns and cities.
Clean oceans and rivers, thriving with life.
Less sheep grazing on mountaintops, allowing large areas of rainforest.
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I would miss simply the beauty of nature, and the sense of peace and perspective being around nature brings in our increasingly demanding world.
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Helen
England
Local food markets and Community shops with locally produced food and other products, and where food containers can be refilled to reduce packaging and cost.
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Helen
England
I would like to see less traffic and less development on green spaces and more plant life and wildlife introduced into residential areas. I would like protected areas and SSSI to be more accessible to people in urban areas and on lower income.
I would like people to be eating more locally produced food and using mostly locally produced products.
I would like people to be eating more locally produced food and using mostly locally produced products.
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Anonymous:
Planning public and private land to support biodiversity of wildlife being prioritised.
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Anonymous:
Open space/green spaces in urban environments
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Anonymous:
The politicians need to get out of the pockets of the big business greed and profit loop they have been in for years with the people who do very little to destruction paying the price for Thier sociopathic ignorant greed it's appallingly we are all aware of this trait and still nothing is changing it is mind numbing to see our children's world being destroyed while the powerful make a mockery of the human species with there ignorant selfish wants it must stop the war mongering should be rhetoric or put the people in power in a ring and let them fight it out this present war is causing so much eco damage and no doubt lining the greedy power monger pockets it's appallingly
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Frank
England
I have been very impressed by the rewilding efforts underway across the UK, in particular examples like Cairngorms Connect. These show that we can think ahead further than a mere human lifespan. It is thinking on the timescale of trees and forests!
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Frank
England
We will have reversed most if not all of the declines. We will have learned to have nature and other land use, in particular agriculture, side by side. Sightings that we now think of as rare have become common, and there is a much broader understanding of our role as caretakers of the landscape.
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Frank
England
We love watching birds and other critters going about their business across all the varied ecosystems we have in the UK. It is both incredibly sad to think that the UK is one of the worst countries for biodiversity, but it feels this is also an opportunity to make things so much better! We love imaging what it would be like if everywhere we had more trees, more butterflies, more insects and birds, and somehow learned how to connect all our disparate 'islands' of habitat together, including bringing nature more into our cities.
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I love to be in nature as I feel more calm and connected, and it is essential for my physical and mental health. I love to walk with my dogs, family and friends in National Parks across the UK and be free to wander these beautiful areas and look at the trees, plants and wildlife. I would miss the connection with nature, with myself and with people I enjoy it with.
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Anonymous:
The British countryside is beautiful and diverse. It is an escape from urban life and literally provides us with oxygen .it must not be destroyed to make a few quid for the greedy property developers and such !
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Anonymous:
I love everything about nature I marvel at the beauty of nature and feel very sad to watch so much wanton destruction from the indigenous tribes the rain forest the smallest of creature which keep our eco system going worms insects etc the beautiful birds I watch the birds pigeon crow seagull magpie mostly where I live and the little ones robins sparrow tits etc. We also have deer which I occasionally see I rarely see hedgehog or thrush a few starlings being in my 60th year I know these were much more years ago. I welcome any organization which are trying to bring awareness to the fabulous diverse beautiful planet we inhabite I am appalled by the gread for power and money destruction
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Local litter picking groups.
Our forest school group who restored our school garden.
Our forest school group who restored our school garden.
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Caroline
I love nature especially the wildlife and I love to feed our local foxes,squirrels,birds and any other creatures that I can. I think that if parents encouraged their children to care and have compassion for nature instead of getting them to throw rocks at the flora and fauna then the world would be a better place as it would be also if people stopped letting their dogs run riot in the parks and countryside which inevitably leads to the deaths of our wildlife. I enjoy walking in my local park,the birds,squirrels,foxes and the occasional deer are so beautiful. Nature is beautiful and we should be grateful for it.
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Caroline
I love nature especially the wildlife and I love to feed our local foxes,squirrels,birds and any other creatures that I can. I think that if parents encouraged their children to care and have compassion for nature instead of getting them to throw rocks at the flora and fauna then the world would be a better place as it would be also if people stopped letting their dogs run riot in the parks and countryside which inevitably leads to the deaths of our wildlife. I enjoy walking in my local park,the birds,squirrels,foxes and the occasional deer are so beautiful. Nature is beautiful and we should be grateful for it.
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Anonymous:
No litter. No pollution. Renewable energy sources. People who love nature and care for it. A community feel.
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I love the feeling of the wind blowing around me as I stand on a beach or in the middle of an open field.
I would miss that space to think, the freedom nature provides and the peace and tranquility.
I would miss that space to think, the freedom nature provides and the peace and tranquility.
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The New Forest with horses, donkeys, pigs, cows and all the life that calls the Forest home living free and thriving with humans freely interacting with that environment in a respectful way.
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Greg
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Very close to my home in Marple Bridge, we have established a small community woodland on the banks of the River Goyt. In a mixed area of existing woodland and former horse pasture, we have planted a further 1200 trees, created a wild flower meadow and a community allotment. We have a bee hive, run craft days and celebrate the seasons with our own cider and produce from the allotment. you can find out more at www.facebook.com/rollinswood/
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Greg, Marple Bridge.
Creating a vast increase in wild and biodiverse landscapes, would give people a greater chance to rekindle our lost relationship with nature and appreciate the mental and physical benefits that it can bring. It may also help to instill a view that we`re citizens of this planet and not simply consumers of it`s resources. Our well being and that of the planet are inseparable.
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Micro ecosystems in every school, public space, office building and architecture is in tune with nature and provides planned, sustainable homes for all of nature's diversity and there are local, regional, national, international and world wide plans for nature conservation that are followed.
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The joy of being in the natural world, surrounded by life that lives in the moment and is simply being. From insects to deer, horses and birds of prey, hills to valleys, trees to moss nature takes you out of the pressures of the human world and reminds you that even within struggle there is balance, beauty and joy. I would miss the emotions nature brings me if I could no longer simply be in it and breathe.
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Anonymous:
If nature has thrived then it means that the human race has been destroyed by something like flu,
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There are community growing projects and allotments in my city and I have noticed recently that road planters have appeared in some places, which contain wildflowers and some vegetables. This helps slow traffic as well.
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The Rosamund Garden at Pelley Down, the network of people petitioning Councils to ban pesticides on their land. I have initated a nature playgroup through the church to help younger children really enjoy and learn about nature.
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Anonymous:
I love everything about nature.
Always be aware that Nature will always find a way to survive and will be on earth a lot longer than the human race who seeks to destroy.
Always be aware that Nature will always find a way to survive and will be on earth a lot longer than the human race who seeks to destroy.
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