Living Landscapes are the areas where The Wildlife Trusts are targeting landscape-scale conservation efforts to halt the decline of wildlife and restore the natural environment.
Generally, our Living Landscape work:
• Focuses on landscapes or large areas, rather than individual habitat patches
• Employs a multi-disciplinary approach (e.g. habitat creation and restoration, provision of landowner advice)
• Is carried out in partnership with a range of other organisations and local communities
• Delivers environmental benefits for people, such as health benefits, skills training and green tourism, as well as improving conditions for wildlife
You can use the map and list below to browse areas where The Wildlife Trusts are putting this into practice, creating Living Landscapes for wildlife and people
Scotland
Coigach and Assynt (Scottish Wildlife Trust) - one of the biggest conservation restoration projects ever attempted in the UK
Cumbernauld Greenspaces (Scottish Widlife Trust) - providing a haven for wildlife and an important recreational space for local people in the heart of Cumbernauld
Isle of Eigg Living Landscape (Scotish Wildlife Trust) - Scottish Wildlife Trust is a member of the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust, which manages much of the island as a sustainable Living Landscape
Wales
Anglesey Wetlands (North Wales Wildlife Trust) - A large-scale 500 hectare scheme for the restoration and enhancement of key sites within the Anglesey Fens (North Wales Wildlife Trust)
Pumlumon (Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust and Wildlife Trust Wales) - Changing the way we manage the countryside in the uplands to restore nature and give local communities a better future
Gwent Levels (Gwent Wildlife Trust) Restoring one of the largest surviving areas of ancient grazing marshes and reen (drainage ditch) systems in Britain
Marcheini Uplands, Gamallt and Gilfach (Radnorshire Wildlife Trust) This scheme will enhance the biodiversity, and stimulate the economy, of the Marteg valley
Usk to Wye (Gwent Wildlife Trust) - Creating a wildlife-rich patchwork of interconnected meadows and ancient woodland
Welsh Wye Project (Brecknock and Radnorshire Wildlife Trusts) - Linking and enhancing wildlife habitats around Llangorse Lake and the breathtaking scenery of the Wye Valley
Upper Tawe Valley (Brecknock Wildlife Trust) - Linking and enhancing wildlife habitats along the valley to enable the rare marsh fritillary butterfly to colonise its former range
Northern Ireland
Belfast Hills Living Landscape - Slievenacloy (Ulster Wildlife Trust) - Working with a range of stakeholders to link up protected sites in the Belfast Hills and improve public access
Umbra-Magilligan Sand Dune System (Ulster Wildlife Trust) - Allowing the Umbra to provide the nucleus for species to re-colonise the rest of the Magilligansand dune system
England
North East (inc Yorkshire)

Cassop to Kelloe Corridor (Durham Wildlife Trust) - Reconnecting fragmented grasslands and providing an amenity for local communities and visitors
Coal and Coast (Northumberland Wildlife Trust) - Developing a series of interconnected wildlife areas in and around Druridge Bay and the farmland of south east Northumberland
East Cleveland Living Landscape (Tees Valley Wildlife Trust) - Focusing on the steep, wooded valleys that stretch from the Moors to the North Sea, to create wildlife corridors and networks
Hadrian’s Wall and Whin Sill Corridor (Northumberland Wildlife Trust) - Restoring grasslands found along Hadrian’s Wall and the rocky outcrops of the Whin Sill
Humberhead Levels (Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire Wildlife Trusts) - Twelve organisations working together to keep the Humberhead Levels special
Kielder Forest and Border Mires (Northumberland Wildlife Trust) - This scheme will develop a large, connected Living Landscape of boglands and forest
MAGical Coast (Durham Wildlife Trust) - A lifesaving plan to safeguard the important wildlife of, and attract visitors to, the 'magnesium limestone' Durham coast
Outer Humber (Yorkshire Wildlife Trust) - Aiming to link Hull to Spurn through a series of coastal project centres
River Hull Living Landscape (Yorkshire Wildlife Trust) - Restoring, enhancing and creating new wetland habitats throughout the river valley
River Ure Living Landscape (Yorkshire Wildlife Trust) - Working with the minerals industry to develop wetland creation schemes and establish a network of wetland habitats
The Aire and Calder Valleys (Yorkshire Wildlife Trust) - Working with partners to enhance the area's biodiversity and recreational opportunities for local people
The Living Don (Sheffield Wildlife Trust) - Creating a network of natural green spaces from the high Moors of the Peak District to the floodplain of the Lower Don Valley
Prestwick Carr (Northumberland Wildlife Trust) - Creating an interconnected chain of wildlife habitats to the north of Newcastle
Tees Valley (Tees Valley Wildlife Trust) - Creating a connected chain of wildlife habitats and natural spaces along the Tees Valley
North West
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Brockholes Living Landscape (The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside) - Uniting a stunning natural environment with first-class facilities to attract and impress visitors from across the North of England
Gowy and Mersey Washlands (Cheshire Wildlife Trust) - Landscape-scale wetland creation with local landowners – restoring, recreating and reconnecting the floodplain
Great Manchester Wetlands (The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside; Cheshire Wildlife Trust) - An ambitious scheme focusing on the wetlands of Wigan and the mosslands of Chat Moss and Risley Moss Mosslands
Lakeland Living Landscape (Cumbria Wildlife Trust) Working with landowners and local communities, this scheme aims to protect, restore and reconnect upland habitats in the Lake District
Meres And Mosses (Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Wildlife Trusts) - Restoring the fragmented wetlands of the Meres and Mosses for both the wildlife and people that live there
Morecambe Bay Living Landscape (Lancashire & Cumbria Wildlife Trusts) - Re-connecting woodlands, flower-rich grasslands, limestone pavements, bogs and coastline
Mosslands Living Landscape (The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester & North Merseyside) - Protecting the fragments of mossland that remain and creating mossland corridors to link isolated sites
Solway Wetlands (Cumbria Wildlife Trust) - Creating a patchwork of restored wetland sites that will link lowland raised bogs and provide habitat corridors for wildlife
Wigan Flashes Wetland Restoration (The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester & North Merseyside) - Restoring the legacy of Wigan's industrial past to create a network of important wetland habitats
East Midlands
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Charnwood Forest Living Landscape (Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust) -Working with partners to reconnect habitats in Leicestershire's most important area for wildlife.
Idle Valley (Notts Wildlife Trust) - Focuses on the Sutton and Lound Gravel Pits SSSI and 140 hectares of surrounding land
Kirkby Moor and Bain Valley (Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust) - Creating an extensive areas of new wildlife habitat including wet woodland, heathland and acid grassland
Linacre and northern Peak Fringe including Chesterfield (Derbyshire Wildlife Trust) - Identifying the best examples of ancient pastures and meadows in the area and providing advice and support to landowners
Lincolnshire Limewoods (Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust) - Protecting, enhancing and promoting one of the largest areas of small-leaved lime woodland in the British landscape
Lincolnshire Wolds (Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust) - Britain's largest hunt for roadside wildflowers. This scheme aims to identify and protect wildflower corrdiors throughout the Wolds
Lincolnshire’s Coastal Grazing Marsh (Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust) - Restoring up to 9,000 hectares of land along the Lincolnshire coast to recreate areas of grazing marsh and arable land
Lower Derwent Valley (Derbyshire Wildlife Trust) - Safeguarding and restoring the Lower Derwent Valley - a World Heritage Site for its role in the Industrial Revolution
South Lincolnshire Fenlands (Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust) - Creating a new, large fenland landscape for people and wildlife in southern Lincolnshire
South Lincolnshire Limestone (Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust) - Protecting, enhancing and reconnecting some of the richest grasslands in the country
Sherwood Forest Heathlands (Notts Wildlife Trust) - Reconnecting and enhancing Sherwood’s ancient heathlands
Soar and Wreake Floodplain (Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust) - Creating and linking wildlife habitats along the Soar and Wreake floodplain
Trent Holmes Living Landscape (Notts Wildlife Trust) - Working with landowners to secure large scale sympathetic management of the floodplain and restoring wetland habitats
Trent Valley Living Landscape (Derbyshire Wildlife Trust) - Restoring a wildlife corridor along the whole of the Derbyshire Trent Valley floodplain
West Midlands
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Birmingham and Black Country Living Landscape (Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust) - Transforming accessible natural greenspace and local Nature Reserves in partnership with local people and communities
Bredon Hill Living Landscape (Worcestershire Wildlife Trust) - Working with local landowners to protect, enhance and re-create habitats in the Bredon Hill area
Central Rivers Initiative (Staffordshire Wildlife Trust) - Revitalising and restoring the river valley from former quarries to beautiful places, teeming with wildlife.
Churnet Valley (Staffordshire Wildlife Trust) - A major partnership project to conserve, enhance and celebrate the landscape of the Staffordshire moorlands
Forest of Arden (Warwickshire Wildlife Trust) -Reconnecting the historic Forest of Arden landscape - the only area of ancient countryside in Warwickshire
Forest of Feckenham (Worcestershire Wildlife Trust) Restoring a rich mosaic of ancient woodlands, old pastures and hay meadows, hedgerows and wetlands
Woolhope Dome Living Landscape (Herefordshire Wildlife Trust) - Working with key partners, farmers, and smallholders to help maintain and restore important habitats in the Woolhope Dome area
Wyre Forest Heaths (Worcestershire Wildlife Trust) - Restoring and conserving existing heathland sites in the Wyre Forest, and creating new habitat on adjacent land
Tame Valley Wetlands (Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trusts) - Working with partners to create a wetland landscape rich in wildlife and accessible to all, throughout the Tame Valley
Telford and the Wrekin Forest (Shropshire Wildlife Trust) - Bringing together communities, landowners and land managers to protect this precious greenspace
The Severn Wye Living Landscape (Shropshire, Montgomery, Brecknock, Radnor, Gwent, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire and Avon Wildlife Trusts) - Restoring the wetlands of the Severn Vale to their former glory, creating a 50-kilometre wetland wildlife highway
The Stiperstones - Back to Purple and Beyond (Shropshire Wildlife Trust) - Removing planted conifers and restoring the natural vegetation of heather and bilberry along a six-mile ridge of heathland
The OnTrent Initiative (Notts, Lincs, Derbys and Staffs Wildlife Trusts) - Conserving and enhancing the rich natural and historic heritage along the River Trent
Rhos Fiddle & Clun Forest (Shropshire Wildlife Trust) - Surveying and recording areas of significant wildlife habitat and mapping the ecological corridors which connect them
Princethorpe Woodlands (Warwickshire Wildlife Trust) - Reconnecting ancient woodlands through sympathetic land management, hedgerow restoration and woodland creation
Oswestry Hills (Shropshire Wildlife Trust) - Linking together limestone grassland sites in the Oswestry Hills to establish an ecolgical network across the area
Staffordshire Washlands (Staffordshire Wildlife Trust) - Demonstrating how farmed landscape can be viably managed to reduce flood risk downstream
Sowe Valley Project (Warwickshire Wildlife Trust) - Linking nature reserves along the River Sowe and providing health, recreation and training opportunities for local people
Severn and Avon Vales (Worcestershire Wildlife Trust) - Creating a sustainable wetland environment within this valuable landscape, much of which is intensively farmed
East of England
Blyth-Alde Living Landscape (Suffolk Wildlife Trust) - Working with partners to create a large sustainable natural landscape on the Suffolk coast benefitting both people and wildlife
Bure Valley Living Landscape (Norfolk Wildlife Trust) - Enhancing and reconnecting wetland habitats and providing facilities for people to enjoy the area's wildlife
Blackwater Estuary (Essex Wildlife Trust) -Delivering a range of benefits including coastal realignment and habitat creation and improving public access
Cambridgeshire Chalk (The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire) - Creating an interconnected network of species-rich chalk grassland
Gaywood Valley (Norfolk Wildlife Trust) - Restoring a 4,000-hectare landscape of heathland and mire of international conservation importance
Greensand Ridge and Flit Valley (The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire) - Linking fragments ofheathland that run along the Greensand Ridge in southern Bedfordshire
Hadleigh and Daws Heath Complex (Essex Wildlife Trust) - Enhancing a historic landscape of ancient woodland and lowland grassland in Essex
Hanningfield Reservoir and Woods (Essex Wildlife Trust) -The second largest reservoir in Essex, Hanningfield is a focus for conservation work by Essex Wildlife Trust
Hickling Living Landscape (Norfolk Wildlife Trust) - Working in the Upper Thurne river catchment to restore wetland habitats
The Naze (Essex Wildlife Trust) - Managing and enhancing habitats on this unique coastal habitat to maximise their value to wildlife and people
The Nene Valley (The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire) - Enhancing and reconnecting a chain of 12 wetland reserves along the Nene valley
West Cambridgeshire Hundreds (The Wildlife Trust of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire) - Restoring, creating and re-connecting wildlife habitat to create a woodland habitat network and improve access for people.
Northamptonshire Limestone and John Clare Country (The Wildlife Trust of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire) - Creating a network of woodland, grassland and wetland habitats and interpreting the historical value of the area for local people.
North Chilterns Chalk (The Wildlife Trust of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire) - Creating a landscape which is rich in wildlife and provides recreational opportunities for local people.
North Norfolk Woods (Norfolk Wildlife Trust) - Reconnecting habitats by enhancing and creating woodland, grassland, hedgerows and encouraging wildlife-friendly farming
Northamptonshire Limestone and John Clare Country (The Wildlife Trust of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire) - Creating a network of woodland, grassland and wetland habitats and interpreting the historical value of the area for local people
Ouse Valley (The Wildlife Trust of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire) - Creating a network of species-rich flood meadows, floodplain grazing marsh and wet woodland alongside the Ouse Valley
The Great Fen (The Wildlife Trust of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire)
Roman River Complex and Abberton Reservoir (Essex Wildlife Trust) - This scheme will link the Roman River to Abberton Reservoir, creating a Living Landscape which is resilient and sustainable
Sandlings Heaths and Forests (Suffolk Wildlife Trust) - Reconnecting fragmented sites on a landscape scale to create the largest unbroken tract of heathland in Suffolk
Stour Valley Woodlands (Suffolk Wildlife Trust) - Increasing connectivity between fragmented patches of semi-natural woodland habitat
Suffolk Broads (Suffolk Wildlife Trust) - Working with local landowners to reconnect, expand and buffer wildlife-rich wetlands
Thurrock Thameside Nature Park (Essex Wildlife Trust) - Transforming Mucking landfill site and the surrounding area into a high-quality landscape and heritage setting
South East & London
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Colne Valley Living Landscape (London, hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust) - Protecting areas in the Colne Valley from further fragmentation and re-connecting isolated green spaces
Crane Valley Living Landscape (London Wildlife Trust) - An exciting scheme to breathe life into a neglected river which is rich in history and a precious home for wildlife
Historic Dover Downlands (Kent Wildlife Trust) - Restoring and recreating a downland mosaic of species-rich chalk grassland and ancient woodland habitats in the Dover area
Isle of Wight Living Landscape (Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust) - Working with landowners and farmers to protect and enhance the island’s natural heritage
Itchen Valley Living Landscape (Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust) - Restoring and reconnecting wetland habitats along the Itchen Valley
Knepp Re-Wilding (Sussex Wildlife Trust) - An exciting rewilding project led by a visionary landowner and supported by Sussex Wildlife Trust
Landscapes for Wildlife (Wiltshire Wildlife Trust) - Expanding and reconnecting scattered areas of wildlife-rich land in the ancient Royal Hunting Forest of Braydon
Lee Valley Living Landscape (London, Essex, Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust) - Connecting, managing and enhancing wetlands along the Lee Valley - from Hertford to the River Thames
Lewes and Ouse Valley (Sussex Wildlife Trust) - Celebrating wildlife and wild habitats from the top of the downs to the depths of the Ouse
Loddon and Eversley Heritage Area (Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust) - Protecting and restoring habitats, landscapes, wildlife populations and heritage assets in the Loddon & Eversley Heritage Area
London's Gardens (London Wildlife Trust) - Raising people’s awareness of the value of gardens for wildlife and climate change and protecting gardens from the threat of inappropriate development
Medway Smile (Kent Wildlife Trust) - Working with landowners to enhance and reconnect a range of habitats and countryside around the 'smile' - south of Medway
Romney Marshes Living Landscape (Kent & Sussex Wildlife Trusts) - Romney Marshes offers enormous potential for large-scale enhancement, restoration and re-creation of wetland habitats
North East Hampshire Grazing For Wildlife Project (Hampshire and Isle of wight Wildlife Trust) - Working with the Ministry of Defence to restore a huge area of heathland and grassland in north and east Hampshire
West Weald - (Sussex & Surrey Wildlife Trusts) - Conserving and enhancing 24,000 hectares of one of the most wooded parts of the UK
Darent Triangle (Kent Wildlife Trust) - Restoring chalk grassland on a landscape scale using a self-sustaining livestock grazing programme
Lower Stour Wetlands (Kent Wildlife Trust) - Restoring some of Kent’s most extensive wetland habitats
Sevenoaks Living Landscape (Kent Wildlife Trust) - Working with a range of public and private landowners to enhance, extend and link existing wildlife habitats
The Blean Complex (Kent Wildlife Trust) - Expanding and reconnecting woodland habitats in the largest tract of semi-natural woodland in England
Roydon Woods & Lymington Valley (Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust) - This scheme will bring 2,000 hectares of the Lymington Valley landscape into good environmental management
Wandle Valley Living Landscape (London Wildlife Trust) - Restoring six kilometres of urban river habitat along the River Wandle
Ray Valley Restoration (Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust) - Restoring more than 7,000 hectares of the River Ray, creating a naturally functioning wetland landscape over the next 30 years
Upper Thames Living Landscape (Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust) - Working to manage, restore and recreate the lost and charismatic habitats of the upper Thames
West Berkshire Living Landscape (Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust) - Protecting, expanding and enhancing a range of different habitats around historic Greenham Common
Surrey Wildlife Trust Grazing Project (Surrey Wildlife Trust) - Working with the Ministry of Defence and Surrey County Council to restore heathland and chalk grasland at a landscape scale
South Hertfordshire Woods (Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust) - Reconnecting a broken chain of ancient woodlands
Stort Valley (Hertfordshire & Middlesex Wildlife Trust) - Restoring and linking habitats along the Stort valley to secure long-term protection and improve access for people
South West
Avon's Wildflower Grasslands (Avon Wildlife Trust) - Targeting conservation work in areas that are known to contain outstanding wildlife-rich grasslands. The Trust is working with local landowners to protect, expand and reconnect these areas
Brue Valley Living Landscape (Somerset Wildlife Trust) - Restoring and recreating areas of wetland habitats with links to local farming and food production
Exeter Wild City (Devon Wildlife Trust) - Creating opportunities for wildlife to flourish in a network of green spaces around Exeter
Mendip Hills Living Landscape (Somerset Wildlife Trust) - Working in partnership to restore, link and re-create wildlife habitats across the Mendips
New Life For Chalk Grassland (Wiltshire Wildlife Trust) - This scheme is restoring chalk grassland by reintroducing grazing and reseeding areas between sites to create corridors
North Somerset Wetland Programme (Avon Wildlife Trust) - Protecting and restoring an extensive area of coastal and floodplain grazing marsh close to Bristol and Weston-Super-Mare
Pastures New (Dorset Wildlife Trust) - A large-scale grassland restoration project for landowners and farmers in Dorset
Waves Of Heath (Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust) - Protecting the wildlife, landscape and archaeological sites of the Isles of Scilly
Wild Penwith (Cornwall Wildlife Trust) - Improving habitat connectivity, water quality and farm businesses in the far south west of England
Severn Vale Living Landscape (Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust) - Restoring the wetlands of the Severn Vale to their former glory, creating a 50-kilometre wetland wildlife highway
Working Wetlands on the Culm (Devon Wildlife Trust) - Linking areas of culm grassland by helping landowners with targeted habitat management, creation and restoration projects
Selwood Living Landscape (Somerset Wildlife Trust) - Restoring, re-creating and reconnecting wildlife habitats across an area once occupied by one of the ancient hunting forests of England
Islands
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Ballaugh Curragh (Manx Wildlife Trust) -Helping farmers and landowners to create wildlife habitat in the landscape around the Ballaugh Curragh SSSI
Living Islands (Alderney Wildlife Trust) - Working to preserve Alderney's stunning natural heritage and sustain it for future generations

