The Heritage Fund is asking thousands of owners and managers of natural heritage sites across the UK to take part in a new survey about how the climate crisis is affecting the places you care for.
Although the UK has over 2,700 registered historic landscapes, parks and gardens, there is limited guidance available for those who care for them on how to adapt and prepare for our changing climate.
The Fund is working with Historic England on new research into how the climate crisis is impacting these places.
Image: Historic England Archive
Historic parks and gardens are on the front line of climate change. Many sites are already impacted by more frequent droughts, floods, high temperatures, new pests and diseases and increasingly violent storms.
This research will explore how places are being managed and maintained in response to the current threats, and what guidance and resources you need. What it reveals will help shape the responsive delivery of the Heritage 2033 strategy.
Drew Bennellick, Head of Land, Sea and Nature Policy, said: “The UK is the home of gardening and our historic landscapes, parks and gardens are world renowned. We know some larger organisations are actively engaged in mitigation and adaptation for the future, but we want to find out if owners and managers are responding in a planned and managed way and if not, what help and support they might need.”
Since 1994, the Heritage Fund has awarded over £2.2billion to 5,100 land, sea and nature projects across the UK.
Complete the survey before midday on Monday 16 March.
