Tender Results of Natural England

Norfolk and Suffolk Wetland Investigation. Group 1 A11 corridor-Norfolk and Suffolk are among the most water stressed areas of the country and have a high proportion of the country's water dependent priority habitats such as Alkaline Fens. A consistent evidence-based approach to water resource and quality management at ecohydrological scales is required to protect and restore these habitats. This contract is one of a series to provide up to date ecohydrological function and pressure assessments for SSSI wetland sites across Norfolk and Suffolk. Desk bas...

Sussex Woods PSS Pilot - Woodlands in Balance Animation-This contract is seeking a supplier to produce an animation to communicate the relationship between healthy woodlands and a sustainable deer population. The video specifically seeks to increase public understanding around deer impacts and the need for deer management to ensure healthy woodlands.

Invertebrate sampling in dune slack ponds for Dynamic Dunescapes (DuneLIFE)-The Dynamic Dunescapes (DuneLIFE) project is seeking a quotation for the assessment of invertebrates present in dune slack ponds from three dune locations around the English coast - Braunton Burrows, Ainsdale Dune National Nature Reserve (NNR) and Saltfleetby to Theddlethorpe NNR. Two repeat surveys are required - one in autumn 2023 and one spring 2024.

Time in Nature at School Quantitative Evidence Scoping Project-The purpose of this work is to scope out potential methodologies for collecting quantitative data comparing key indicators between schools delivering outdoor learning and schools who are not currently engaged with learning outdoors.? There is strong evidence that time in nature has a multitude of benefits for children however there is little randomised control trial evidence for this. This project will review the quantitative evidence currently available, identify specific key indicators for ...

Survey of Raised Bogs in mid-Northumberland-Following recent review and update of the Raised Bog inventory for England, it has become apparent that Northumberland supports a large number of raised bogs sites which have received little or no previous attention or recognition. Not only are there many sites, they are also relatively undamaged relative to similar sites elsewhere in the country. In addition to raised bogs, some sites also support minerotrophic wetlands including calcareous fens, acidic fens and Molinia meadow vegetation, signi...

RDE323 - Assessment of the naturalness of different river types-To overlay the geodatabase on naturalness scores and the geodatabase of river/stream types and provide an assessment of naturalness for the river types identified below. Naturalness attributes need to be aggregated on a one-out-all-out basis as opposed to the averaging method used for B6 outputs. For each of the river types identified below please provide the following: i.The percentage of the river/stream types that achieve the naturalness attributes. ii.The percentage of the rivers/st...

Overground -Underground - and everything in-between Geodiversity Animation-The "Geo-Animations - underground, overground" Project is a robust and novel interdisciplinary R&D project which seeks to research the use of animation for communicating the connections between communities and the geodiversity underground as well as overground. The animations will further explore how landscapes may change in the future and gauge throughout the R&D process how animation may or may not be used as a tool for communication with communities.

Green Community Hubs Project-Natural England is developing the idea of Green Community Hubs to help make more and better nature a part of people's everyday lives. It is an integrated approach with hubs offering a place where our health, nature connection, inclusion, children and nature and urban greening work come together, supporting the Environmental Improvement Plan commitment ...that everyone should live within 15 minutes' walk of a green or blue space... and ...work to reduce other barriers whi...

Evaluation of the NCEA Programme (2021-2025)-The Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) is a £140m R&D programme delivered over three years through two separate portfolios, terrestrial (tNCEA) and marine (mNCEA). It is a science, innovation and transformation programme, which spans across land and water environments, set up to collect data on the extent, condition and change over time of England's ecosystems and natural capital, and the benefits to society. Together, these approaches provide a more holistic and joine...

Recreation and Protected Sites: Developing Data Holdings on Recreational Pressure on Protected Sites from Local and Destination Use-Contract let under the PRAPS framework contract