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Formed | 1 October 2006 |
Jurisdiction | England |
Headquarters | York, England |
Employees | 2,577 (2023)[1] |
Annual budget | £194 million (2015)[2] |
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Parent agency | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
Website | www |
Natural England is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. It is responsible for ensuring that England's natural environment, including its land, flora and fauna, freshwater and marine environments, geology and soils, are protected and improved. It also has a responsibility to help people enjoy, understand and access the natural environment.
Natural England focuses its activities and resources on four strategic outcomes: