Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 25563

Public Footpaths: Biodiversity

Tabled: 21 January 2025
Answered: 28 January 2025

Question

Freddie van Mierlo

Liberal DemocratHenley and Thame

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the contribution of national trails to biodiversity gain.

Answer

Mary Creagh
We are aware of the wider benefits that national trails can bring for nature recovery and biodiversity gain. The Coast to Coast National Trail was the first to include wider benefits in the National Trail proposal. This resulted in funding being allocated...

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