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Value of Visitors to the AONBs
Research findings have shown that the visitor economy in the AONBs has been hit hard by the pandemic, but is starting to rebound. The impact on the visitor economy for 2021 is summarised as: Up 40% in the Coast & Heaths AONB on 2020, but still 27% below the 2019 levels Up 52% in the…
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Hedgerow Heroes Project
Early 2021 we were approached by the Stour Valley Farmer Cluster with regard a hedgerow project in the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The Cluster had received funding from the Suffolk Preservation Society (representing CPRE Suffolk) for a Hedgerow Heroes Phase 1 project, one of 5 in England. The aim being to…
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Meet the team and ask your questions
Do you want to know more about the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)? The AONB team will be in Stratford St Mary on Monday 5th September 1:00pm – 2:00pm and will be available to answer questions on the AONB or offer help. Questions or queries might include: Planning Matters Funding for community…
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East Bergholt Hedgehog Friendly Village Project
Hedgehogs are a priority species in the Dedham Vale Nature Recovery Plan. In the past decade over a half of rural hedgehogs and a third from towns and cities have been lost. To try and stop further decline in the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) a grant was secured from the Dedham…
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Search for ‘Britain’s Biggest Hedgehog Street’ begins
Two wildlife charities are asking members of the public to link their gardens this summer in a bid to help hedgehogs and find ‘Britain’s Biggest Hedgehog Street’. The British Hedgehog Preservation Society and People’s Trust for Endangered Species, who together run nationwide campaign Hedgehog Street, are urging people to connect as many gardens in their area as possible.…