Conference materials

We hope you enjoyed the 2024 Annual Conference

Thank you for throwing your time and energy into the annual conference. You can find materials from the conference below.

Wednesday morning's slides are available here, including presentations from:

Welcome from your hosts. Phil Holden, Shropshire Hills National Landscape

Welcome from Harper Adams. Ken Sloan, Harper Adams University

The Landscape Enhancement Initiative. Trudi Webber, National Grid

Making change happen. Mary Colwell, Curlew Action

Rural communities: Their place in the landscape. Corinne Pluchino, ACRE

Changing places: Changing minds. Heather Wildman, Saviour Associates

Natural Connections. Chris Baines, Independent Chair of the Stakeholders Advisory Group for National Grid

Materials from Wednesday's workshops (more to come):

Doughnut Economics for policy goals. Helen Lucocq. Bannau Brycheiniog National Park.
Green Finance - What (and who) should we say no to? National Landscapes Association Nature-based Solutions team and Finance Earth.
A conversation on how we make national landscapes more inclusive, using the experience of Cannock Chase as an example. Cannock Chase National Landscape team and Direct Access.
Binding powerful coalitions in the landscape: shifting the paradigm through seeking to further the purposes? Ruth Larbey, National Landscapes Association, Tim Slaney, South Downs NPA, and John Mills, Cotswolds National Landscape.
How a social and behavioural context can help us to deliver better farm advice and support. Dr Fiona Williams and Prof David Rose, Harper Adams University, supported by protected landscapes staff. Adrian Shepherd's presentation.
National Landscapes: responding to the climate, nature and wellbeing crisis. Dawn Griffiths and Hazel McDowall, Natural England.
Heritage 2033 and opportunities for funding. Emma Birks, Jackie Lee and Drew Bennellick, National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Friday morning's presentations are here, including slides from:

The Art of the Probable, the Possible, and the Desirable. Carol Ritchie, EUROPARC Federation

Nature Calling. Kerenza McClarnan, National Landscapes Association, and Kate Wood, Activate Performing Arts

Behind the Photograph. Charlie Waite, Landscape Photographer