The peninsula contains several internationally important nature conservation areas (see wildlife page). Consultation is underway to examine how the environmental character of the Manhood could be enhanced under the proposed managed realignment scheme and how it could benefit the local population, through sensitive management of habitat and tourism.
2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity and the year when the current global target for biodiversity set in 2002 expires. In mid-january, representatives from over 50 countries met in London to discuss the curent state of biodiversity.
To highlight the importance and vulnerability of UK plants and wildlife during the International Year of Biodiversity, Natural England will be introducing a species of the week until the end of the year. See if you can find any of these in the countryside near you.
Produced to coincide with the International Year of Biodiversity, Natural England have produced their report Lost Life which identifies nearly 500 animals and plants that have become extinct in England – practically all within the last two centuries. It also highlights how habitat loss, inappropriate management, environmental pollution and pressure from non-native species have all played a part in the erosion of England’s biodiversity. Download your copy of Lost Life here, or go to Natural England’s website for the same report that can be downloaded in smaller sections.
For more information explore our Nature and Conservation Links.
