Climate Change Project: Sherwood National Character Area
Natural England is studying the impacts of Climate Change on our natural environment. As part of a national project Natural England has already run a series of pilot studies, covering four landscapes (in Cumbria, Norfolk, Shropshire and Dorset) across four other English regions. The East Midlands region is continuing this project in the Sherwood National Character Area (NCA).
For further infomation on the Sherwood NCA please see the Sherwood description document: (265kb)
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The study will:
- identify the key environmental assets in the Sherwood National Character Area and the benefits we derive from them;
- consider the vulnerability of these assets to changing climate;
- and identify actions that could protect or even enhance them.
External partners have received a series of draft templates which begin to capture the above, and have been asked to modify and challenge the content.
For further information please see:
Natural England Climate Change Adaptation pages
Background and methodology of the Climate Change project, including the second phase
United Kingdom Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) website
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Background and methodology of the Climate Change Project, including the second phase
Natural England is working to deliver a natural environment that is healthy now and in the future, enjoyed by people and used sustainably. However, the natural environment is changing, particularly as a consequence of land use change and climate change.
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A set of valued assets have been identified by the regional specialists for each of the themes of the project (Access and Recreation, Biodiversity, Ecosystem services, Geodiversity, Historic Environment and Landscape).
