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the lancashire wildlife trust for the carbon landscape partnership.

The Carbon Landscape is a diverse landscape of water, fen, wet grassland, wet woodland and lowland raised bog with a rich natural environment woven into its industrial heritage. It boasts rare wildlife like willow tits, bitterns, great crested newts, water voles, bog mosses and black-necked grebes. The Carbon Landscape has a variety of wetlands. Plan your visit. It has different designations and declarations ranging from the internationally important Special Area for Conservation (SAC), nationally important (Sites of Special Scientific Interest), National Nature Reserves, Local Nature Reserves, Sites of Biological Interest (Greater Manchester Ecology Unit) to local wildlife corridors and stepping stones that people regularly enjoy. Working with fourteen delivery partners the Carbon Landscape encompasses sites across the Flashes of Wigan and Leigh National Nature Reserve with SSSI designation at Ince Moss and Abram Flashes Mosslands of Wigan, Salford and Warrington proposed National Nature Reserve including parts of remnant lowland raised bogs with SAC designation at Risley, Holcroft and Bedford and Astley Mosses. Mersey Wetlands Corridor stretching from where the Irwell meets the Manchester Ship Canal, including Woolston Eyes (SAC), Rixton (SAC) and Paddington Meadows in Warrington. The Carbon Landscape is the flagship programme of the Great Manchester Wetlands Partnership. Delivery partners came together to deliver, a £3.2million programme funded by the Heritage Fund (2017 – 2022). Please see our Success Stories. Our wildlife is connected through habitat restoration, access improvements and capacity building within our local communities. In this way nature and local custodians come together to enable a resilient post-industrial landscape on the doorsteps of two million people.

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little acorn furniture

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Exeter

Working with the materials available in our surrounding countryside to produce unique and beautiful things and simultaneously provide value and management incentives to improve our precious local woodlands. Having graduated with an Honours Degree in Aerospace Engineering of all things Alasdair eventually found himself working in South London as an Elevator Engineer. This highly unsuitable lifestyle resulted in a three year VSO teaching placement in Ghana, where Alasdair found the inspiration he was looking for and returned to the UK to study for an MSc. in Environmental Forestry in Bangor, North Wales. After a brief stint working for the University, and determined never to work indoors again, Alasdair secured a Woodland Rangers post with the National Trust and spent the next ten years caring for and working with coastal native woodland and parkland in Gwynedd and Anglesey. During this time he discovered that engineering, teaching and a passion for woods and wood work were the ideal ingredients for his own venture. When the chance arose to move with his young family to South Devon, Little Acorn Furniture was born. In addition to furniture making and greenwood courses, Alasdair operates Little Acorn Forestry providing a range of forestry and conservation services from management planning to tree felling, planting and invasive species control. This often provides a sustainable source of local material for Little Acorn Furniture and the two elements provide an environmentally beneficial service quite literally from tree to table, or chair or whatever else it is you may require.

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willowandyoga

Surrey

I started weaving about 23 years ago when a lovely lady called Cat (Catherine Beaumont) showed me how to make the base of a basket From that moment on I have had a creative journey, working with and learning about willow. My beginnings were very part time, but in the last few years I've been dedicating much more of my life to the study and practise of this amazing material. My husband Brian and daughter Jaz have joined me in the journey and are now part of the teaching team. Brian has been teaching Conservation management and greenwood crafts for over 25 years and Jaz, nearly 30 now has been home educated and grown up with willow in her veins.

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orkney marine mammal research initiative

OMMRI is a marine conservation charity. We work with our local Orkney community to ensure marine mammals are valued and given the protection they deserve whilst in Orkney waters. As a locally based grassroots organisation, we undertake research and collate data relating to marine mammals within Orkney, in partnership with Orkney residents and national organisations, to encourage a culture of stewardship that utilises an evidence based approach to protect Orkney’s marine mammals. Marine mammals are present year-round in Orkney waters. Despite this and a public appetite to know more about the marine life in our seas, little is known about residency patterns and abundance levels of cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) and pinnipeds and the impact of localised anthropogenic (caused by human activity) pressures on these.

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international wildlife coalition trust

Kent

The International Wildlife Coalition Trust, IWCT, was founded in 1992 to promote Whale and Elephant conservation. In 1998, we learnt about the unspeakable cruelty and brutality of the dog meat trade in the Philippines and as a result we began a campaign to tackle the appalling trading and slaughter of dogs for meat. IWCT has now been working in the Philippines for nearly 25 years. A fundamental part of our efforts in the early years was working with government and law enforcement to bring an end to the barbaric dog meat trade in the Philippines and we played a crucial role in pushing through animal welfare legislation which now means it is illegal to slaughter dogs for human consumption in the Philippines.

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the learning through landscapes trust

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ENGLAND

We help children and young people to connect with nature, become more active, learn outdoors and have fun. Our transformation of school grounds and teacher training, alongside an unrivalled knowledge and expertise gained through practical action and research, has led to our reputation as the UK’s leading school grounds educational charity. While still predominantly working in the education sector, our expertise has now been successfully applied to a number of different fields including: dementia care; working with young homeless people; and species conservation. Our Vision Our vision is a society where the benefits of regular time outdoors are valued and appreciated, and outdoor learning, play and connection with nature is recognised as a fundamental part of education, at every stage, for every child and young person. What Makes Us Different? Our unrivalled expertise is based on three decades of experience, practical action and research. With offices in England and Scotland and staff based across the UK, our team and our accredited network of outdoor learning experts have the capacity to work nationally and internationally. Our Work, Values And Principles We enable children to connect with nature, be more active, and be more engaged with their learning. Discover what we do here. Our approach is also guided by six core values and six principles for outdoor learning and play.

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prana yoga studio

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Hamilton

Prana is a beautiful, boutique yoga studio in the heart of one of Hamilton's conservation areas in South Lanarkshire. We are devoted to offering yoga for all, from absolute beginners to experienced practitioners alike. We are a collective of passionate and knowledgable teachers, and each teacher operates their own booking systems. Check our timetable & events pages for whats on, book with your teacher or contact them individually if you'd like to know more about their offerings. If you are a beginner we have specific courses for you, but also know you are welcome to join in any of our classes and events too, just talk to your teacher to discuss any potential modifications you may need. We at Prana are committed to providing our students with a warm, welcoming and peaceful space for your mind, body and spirit. All year round the light pours in from all nine windows, plus we have underfloor heating too, a godsend in the cold winter months and feels light and airy in summer! You can find us on the first floor of 110 Cadzow Street, Hamilton, ML3 6HP, entrance between Justine McMillan Hair & Chocolat Blanc. It's easy to access from public transport, the M74, or there's pay as you go car parking on street, at the town hall and behind Rocca restaurant too.

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the tongole foundation

Goudhurst

The Tongole Foundation is a UK registered charity aiding families in Malawi. We work specifically with local communities surrounding the Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve. Many people in the region, just like the rest of the country, live in extreme poverty – on less than a dollar a day. We focus our work on the areas of Education & Conservation in an effort to improve the standards of living for as many people as possible. Despite being a young charity we have witnessed some remarkable outcomes in the communities we support. Our work demonstrates that the communities’ involvement is essential and what is considered small in the UK, in terms of financial support, goes a very long way in making a positive change and difference to the lives of children and local communities in Malawi.

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steve england outdoor learning

Lockleaze

teve England Outdoor Learning was founded by Steve England, Conservation Educator, Horticulturist and Historian. Steve has extensive experience of working with schools, community and youth groups across Bristol to engage young (and older) people in outdoor learning and has worked in Stoke Park Estate for more than 40 years. Steve is a multi-award winning outdoor learning professional whose work is well-respected in Bristol and Nationally. Steve England Dogs In 2013, Steve was inducted into the Bristol Walk of Fame at Bristol Zoo in recognition of his work as a local conservation educator. In the same year, Steve was runner up in the UK’s ‘Council for Learning outside the Classroom’s’ “Lifetime Contribution to LOtC” award. He was recently awarded the Avon & Somerset Police Commissioner’s ‘Pride Award’ for his work supporting young people with a wide range of previous skills and experience, and engaging young people in positive outdoor learning activities at Stoke Park Estate. Throughout 2015, Steve has been working with Avon Wildlife Trust on the ‘My Wild City Project’ which aims to turn the whole of Bristol into a nature reserve. Steve is one of the project’s ‘My Wild City Champions.’ Steve has spent his life working in Stoke Park Estate and the nearby Frome Valley, witnessing and contributing to many changes aimed at improving Bristol’s wildlife. Steve continues to volunteer at Stoke Park Estate, supporting Stoke Park Action Group and other community-based organisations to maintain and develop the park for the benefit of the wider community. This work was recently recognised by Bristol Natural History Consortium which awarded Steve ‘Bristol’s Green Volunteer of the Year,’ in recognition of his ongoing commitment to improving the natural environment.

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wirral environmental network

London

Wirral Environmental Network is a local charity which aims to advance the education of the public about the preservation of our world’s natural environment, ecological sustainability, natural resource conservation, waste minimisation, recycling and the principles of fair trade, within Wirral and the surrounding area. It is also a focal point for sustainability issues locally and is the administrative centre for projects including A-Z of Horticulture, Health through Horticulture, Wirral Tree Wardens, Furniture Reuse, Reuse Craft Groups, Cool Communities, Carbon Literacy and many more. Together with Green organisations throughout the country, we believe we are a potent catalyst for change. But this change will not happen automatically. We need people from all walks of life to join us. We can all see the problems planet Earth is facing, so we shouldn’t need much persuading. This is important work, and it is very rewarding.

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