Environment & Climate

Secured first tranche of the Rothbury Estate — the largest land sale in England in 30 years — creating a 40-mile nature recovery corridor from the coast to Kielder

Nine regional community committees awarded £340,000 in local grants to grassroots projects across Brighton, Cairo, Dubai, Dublin, Leeds, London, Manchester, Staines and nationwide dental care

45 Finalist solutions supported across three prize cycles; over 420,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions avoided or captured by Finalists; almost 170,000 square kilometres of land and ocean protected or restored — equivalent to the combined size of Ireland and Iceland

Nextdoor Nature (£5m National Lottery Heritage Fund programme) reached over 1,600 communities — eight times the original target of 200; 95% of participants reported greater collaborative working between residents and local organisations

Little terns at Gibraltar Point had their best year in a decade (14 nests, 23 fledged young); bitterns set a new county record with 5 booming males and 10 fledged young at Far Ings

HRH The Princess Royal accepted Patronage of the Linnean Society in early 2025; Green Careers Conference co-hosted with British Ecological Society welcomed around 70 attendees

5,800 people supported each week through the Emergency Food Network of 50 food projects across 60+ locations

First LD-CHARM Arctic Charr Symposium convened in Newcastle; £200,000 research funding secured for Lake District charr conservation