Giving communities the power to shape their landscapes
The way we use and manage land across the UK is changing in response to the climate and nature emergency. But private investments are worrying some communities that changes are being imposed on them by distant corporations. In this episode, we discuss two innovative approaches to giving local communities more control over decisions about what happens to the land around them. We discussed these approaches with Angela Williams, development manager at Tarras Valley Nature Reserve in Langholm, Scotland and Jenny Phelps MBE, the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group’s senior farm conservation adviser.