The projects aim to manage land sustainably and improve access to nature for those in cities.
Five major "nature recovery" projects across England will help tackle wildlife loss and climate change, the government said.
All of the five projects will share an initial £2.4m from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs , to create new habitats, manage land for nature and carbon storage and increase footpaths.The Norfolk project aims to provide permissive access routes by foot and bicycle, along with links to the Norfolk Trails NetworkWendling Beck, Norfolk - The scheme near Dereham will restore and create habitat across 10,000 hectares of its river valley and farmland.
Somerset Wetlands - Extending across about 60,000 hectares of the Somerset Levels and Moors, the project will restore ecological processes, manage wetlands sustainably, reduce pollution and improve resilience to floods and drought.
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