Our methodology – explained in more detail in the press release – was in two stages: We’ve reproduced the table of results below. In August, the first fruits of our investigations saw the light of day – Friends of the Earth’s press release (covered by the Guardian here) revealing the woodland cover of England’s top ten landowners, with the Duchy of Cornwall and the Church Commissioners ranked last. Tim is doing a PhD in botany at the Natural History Museum and writes a blog examining how the Church uses its land and property Guy is a campaigner at Friends of the Earth and author of Who Owns England?. These were questions we started investigating together about six months ago. So how are England’s 10 largest landowners using their land? What sorts of habitats do they own? And what more can these large landowners be doing to help fix the climate and ecological emergencies? Which geographic areas are prioritised for conservation effort is a crucial question for governments globally and here in the UK – and also for the landowners who own large chunks of the country. Image: Lowland calcareous grassland, a Priority Habitat, at Tyneham in Dorset, owned by the Ministry of Defence.īoris Johnson’s recent commitment to protect 30% of the UK’s landscapes has thrown a spotlight on how poorly protected many of our remaining habitats are, and raised questions about what land we target for nature restoration. This post is by Tim Harris and Guy Shrubsole.
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