Projects that revive nature, boost biodiversity and improve access so more people can get out there and enjoy it.
With Wild Spaces, a trip to a Pearl & Dean cinema becomes a socially responsible act.
Wild Spaces is funded by advertisers who have chosen to pay extra to fund these nature restoration projects.
Four times a year Wild Spaces will release a new episode, shown in cinemas, documenting the progress of the projects and their impact.
A cinema spot that funds nature restoration projects in our National Parks.
WHAT IS A NATIONAL PARK?
Visited around 100 million times every year, the fifteen UK National Parks are Britain’s best loved landscapes. Truly national in presence – the National Parks cover around 10% of Great Britain's land area and are where people go to get inspired by the great outdoors. Vital to health and well-being, they are the green lungs of the nation.
People live and work in the UK’s National Parks. Anyone can visit at any time for free. That’s unique. But they offer so much more – these living, working landscapes also play a huge role in reviving nature, boosting biodiversity and tackling climate change making them ideal locations for leading-edge projects, like the ones featured in Wild Spaces.
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Episode 6 of Wild Spaces takes us to Barrowburn, a family farm within the Northumberland National Park.
Woodland creation is a critical part of the Northumberland landscape, supporting wildlife, storing carbon, reducing flood risk and contributing to the character and resilience of farming systems. Through planting trees and hedgerows, we can improve biodiversity, such as water quality in rivers, where leaves provide more nutrients for the river ecosystem.
Northumberland National Park aims to accelerate woodland creation and long-term tree establishment to support the National Park’s ambition to become Net Zero by 2030 and its longer-term goal of functioning as a carbon sink for the wider North East region. Through woodland creation, we can deliver lasting benefits for climate mitigation, nature recovery and the protection and enhancement of the National Park’s historic landscape.
Delivering high quality, resilient woodland in a protected landscape such as a National Park, is complex and requires skilled, consistent support for landowners and communities.
This project will provide resource and expertise to support woodland creation and tree and hedgerow establishment across the National Park.
Working closely with farmers, estates and land managers and volunteers to design and deliver tree planting that is sensitive to protected habitats, breeding waders, historic features and the need for resilient and productive farm businesses. The work includes woodland creation, hedgerows, in field trees and planting along watercourses, all delivered in line with the principle of Right Tree, Right Place. The project will also ensure the newly planted trees receive the maintenance and aftercare required every 1 to 2 years to successfully establish, safeguarding long-term impact and value for money.
Woodland creation is at the heart of the vision for a thriving, resilient Northumberland National Park.
The project aims to deliver 100 hectares of woodland each year. This forms part of Northumberland National Park’s wider ambition to increase broadleaved native woodland by 6,000 hectares by 2060, helping to tackle climate change while restoring nature.
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