Tender Results of Natural England

Exploring the potential of Regional Farm and Rural Support Groups to stimulate Green Finance Markets-Natural England are commissioning research to investigate the potential of Regional Farm and Rural Support Groups (RFRSGs), specifically through their role as aggregators, to stimulate Green Finance markets and support key place-based environmental planning initiatives such as LNRS. The objectives of this research are to: 1) Understand the coverage of RFRSGs or similar initiatives across England. 2) Characterise RFRSGs in England (with focus on geographical scale, membership, governance st...

Community Science Urban Monitoring Framework-A Community Science Urban Monitoring Framework (CS) will form the foundation of a comprehensive monitoring strategy for urban environments. Community Science, synomnous with citizen science, presents an opportunity to advance our approach to study and better understand the ecological and natural capital resources in urban and residential spaces. While a range of projects and initiatives operating at a range of scales have pioneered the use of CS in urban areas these have not coalesced around ...

Renaturing Wild Saltholme - Interceptor installation and habitat restoration analysis report-.

The risk and uncertainty associated with participation in green finance markets-This research aims to understand the factors driving farmers/land managers decisions to participate in green finance markets. Specifically, to identify the risk-relieving strategies that farmers/land managers employ to mitigate against market uncertainty and which critically, enables them to engage with green finance.

Testing eDNA metabarcoding as a technique for monitoring subtidal sediment condition - marine Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment Programme-This project is part of the Marine Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (mNCEA) Programme which is a three-year Defra-funded programme that looks to deliver evidence on the extent and condition of marine natural capital assets, along with tools and guidance to support decision-making using the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) approach. This particular project is testing DNA metabarcoding as a technique for tracking sedimentary ecosystem asset condition. DNA metabarcoding wi...

Change Detection Field Surveys for BGZ 01 & 04-This specification covers habitat surveys to be undertaken in 2023 across all habitat classes in biogeographic zone (BGZ) 01 covering Cumbria and BGZ04 covering Yorkshire and surrounding region to assess habitat change. This contract aims to collect 560 data points in each zone across BGZ01 and BGZ04 aligned with the Living England segmentation in regions of change in the last 2-3 years. The target habitats cover all habitats classified within Living England. • Total number of data p...

SRP062 Living Fens: Flying FLocks for the Fens-Feasibility study into periodic pulse grazing of Fen habitat by a flying herd of cattle in Norfolk or equivalent Fen habitat in year 1, with view to carry out baseline surveys, trial and evaluation in year 2. Year 1 Aug 23-March 24, year 2 April 24-March 25 To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached. Your response must be sent to

NE RDE340 Updating and Refining the Nitrogen Decision Framework App Walkthrough-Natural England's (NE's) site survey assessment methodology does not explicitly account for air quality as it was not designed to do so. Nationally, we need to know how nitrogen may be affecting and potentially slowing our ability to achieve favourable condition on sites in England. This could also influence the advice we issue to applicants submitting proposals for new plans and projects (such as developments and planning applications) from which emissions of air pollut...

Arts as evidence-This requirement is to explore what arts-based research and practice might contribute to the building of Natural England's evidence base to support nature recovery. We are seeking a social science team who are experienced and knowledgable about culture and arts-based research and practice to: (a) develop at least 6 informative case studies of how arts-based research and practice have been supported and used by other organisations and partnerships to shape the research process and/or evid...

Identifying Downland Research Contract-Following a statutory process of consultation and appeal, the Countryside Agency (CA) issued in 2004 and 2005 eight conclusive maps of open country (land consisting wholly or predominantly of mountain, moor, heath or down) and registered common land (RCL) in England, which became the basis of the open access rights that the public now enjoys over the mapped areas, subject to the limitations set out by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (CROW). Natural England (NE) has a duty under CRO...