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  • Solway Tweed River Basin Management Plan

    These documents provide information on how the water environment is managed in the English part of the Solway Tweed River Basin District.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • River basin planning programmes of measures: mechanisms summary

    Information on the mechanisms (policy, legal or financial tools) that underpin the draft summary programme of measures which translate measures into outcomes for the water environment.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • Timber in construction roadmap

    Opportunities and barriers to the use of timber in construction in England.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Open access restriction at West Dart River Valley (3): outcome

    Find out about plans to change public access to open access land at West Dart River Valley in Dartmoor National Park.

    • From: Dartmoor National Park Authority and 1 others
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  • Our position on woodland creation in England

    An overview of Forestry Commission and Natural England's shared position on woodland creation in England.

    • From: Forestry Commission and 1 others
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  • Open access restriction at Severn Wells Down (2): outcome

    Find out about plans to change public access to open access land at Severn Wells Down in Dorset and Somerset.

    • From: Natural England
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  • Landscapes review (National Parks and AONBs): implementing the review

    Seeking views on the government response to the landscapes review.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Temperate rainforest strategy

    A plan to recover England’s temperate rainforests.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Woodland Access Implementation Plan

    How we plan to connect people with trees and woodland.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Restoring our natural environment

    The government has set out a series of actions to steward our natural heritage and support responsible access to it.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Canal and River Trust grant agreement

    Grant agreement between the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Canal & River Trust.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Canal and River Trust: trust settlement with Defra

    Trust settlement of 'Waterways Property' by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs upon the Canal and River Trust, 2012.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Canal and River Trust: The British Waterways Board Transfer Scheme

    The transfer scheme transferred the property of British Waterways in England and Wales to the Canal and River Trust.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Dartmoor Review of Protected Site Management: call for evidence

    The Independent Review are asking for evidence to contribute to the future management of Dartmoor and its protected sites.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Forestry Commissioners’ statement on consultation procedures for forestry applications

    Find out about the Forestry Commission’s revised approach to consultation on applications for woodland creation and tree felling and management.

    • From: Forestry Commission
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  • Independent Review of Protected Site Management on Dartmoor: terms of reference

    Terms of reference for the Independent Review of Protected Site Management on Dartmoor.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Wye Waterway Plan

    Plan for managing navigation on the Rivers Wye and Lugg.

    • From: Environment Agency
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  • Unleashing rural opportunity

    How the government plans to support growth and prosperity in rural areas.

    • From: Department for Business and Trade and 6 others
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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Open access restriction at Marshalling Yard, East Dean (2): outcome

    Find out about plans to change public access to open access land at Marshalling Yard, East Dean in Hampshire.

    • From: Natural England
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  • River basin planning process overview

    How the draft river basin management plans have been updated and a summary of the programmes of measures.

    • From: Environment Agency
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