The National Estate for Nature Group
The National Estate for Nature Group helps to achieve the government’s environmental goals through direct action on land.
Role of the group
The National Estate for Nature Group brings together England’s most significant landholders from across the public, private and third sectors. The group will take action on its estates to boost delivery  of the terrestrial Environment Act targets and related nature recovery objectives such as 30by30.
To help deliver on this, each member has committed to have a published estate management plan. The Government Estate Nature Plan (GENP), which covers all government members, sets out how we will coordinate nature recovery across government land, supporting resilience, public services and delivery of national environment targets.
Membership
Current members are:
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
- Environment Agency
- Forestry Commission
- Forestry England
- Natural England
- Ministry of Defence
- Ministry of Justice
- Department for Transport
- National Highways
- Network Rail
- Homes England
- Department for Education
- Cabinet Office
- The Church Commissioners (Church of England)
- The Crown Estate
- The Duchy of Cornwall
- The Duchy of Lancaster
- Elveden Estate
- Clinton Devon Estates
- Holkham Estate
- United Utilities
- Yorkshire Water
- National Trust
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
- Wildlife Trusts
- Canal and River Trust
Terms of reference
Meetings
The National Estate for Nature Group meets quarterly.