PLACE-BASED PROJECTS | CHARACTERISTICS

R1. TYPES OF ORGANISATIONS

● The largest number of respondents were representatives of registered charities. Those organisations classing themselves as ‘other’ in the survey included a community investment company.

● When asked about their role in the project, 42% were acting in the capacity of advisor, consultant or broker for those directly responsible for areas of land, water and nature. A similar proportion (39%) were project owners. Tenants represented 3% of the place-based projects.

R2. OBJECTIVES OF PROJECT REPRESENTATIVES IN THEIR DAY-TODAY WORK

Nature conservation and restoration and lakes

R3. DISTRIBUTION OF PLACE-BASED PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE REVIEW

The number of projects included as part of this Review from each of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

R4. AREA OF LAND OR WATER ENCOMPASSED BY PROJECTS

For reference: The average UK farm size in 2021 was 81 hectares. Hyde Park in London is 140 hectares and Holyrood Park in Edinburgh occupies 260 hectares. One of the largest privately owned estates in England – the Swinton Estate in North Yorkshire – occupies 8,000 hectares.

● The terrestrial place-based projects in the survey covered a wide range of land area. Most were either more than 1,000 hectares (37%) or in the range 120 to 1,000 hectares (35%). Of those greater than 1,000 hectares, some are large private estates in which nature finance projects may occur in various locations.

R5. TENURE OF PROJECT REPRESENTATIVE

● An example is the project at the Tatton Estate in Cheshire, England, which involves the creation of woodland and other habitat across. Others represent regional schemes in which many different locations may be included. An example is the Kaly Group, which is developing the farming of kelp (a type of seaweed) on the west coast of Scotland.

● Just over one third (38%) of the place-based projects involve landscapes that have official designation by central or devolved government (especially National Parks or Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty). 78% of projects involve freehold land. This includes projects developed by charities on land that they own, as well as owners from the private sector.

● A slightly smaller proportion (31%) relate to leasehold private land and local authority land. 7% were situated all or in part in Marine Conservation Zones or Marine Protection Areas (where ownership rests with the Crown Estate and all commercial activity is licenced and regulated).