Our understanding of England's natural environment and how it underpins our wellbeing and prosperity is growing all of the time. However our natural world is both magnificent and complex and there is a great deal that we still do not know or fully understand about it.
This State of the Natural Environment 2008 Report, brings together for the first time the evidence we have about the current state of our natural environment. By integrating this evidence and presenting it in this report we are able to ensure that both Natural England and other organisations have evidence at their fingertips, that can inform policies, priorities and decisions which may affect the natural environment.
Report
Due to the size of the report it has been broken down into PDF sections.
Chapters
Can be downloaded from our Publications Catalogue
Sections
Report sections - The report's filesize is large to maintain quality and legibility of images and maps. This breakdown should help those with slower internet connections.
Resource documents
Resource documents with more information for certain subject areas than was possible to include in the main report.
Feedback
If you have any feedback or queries on the report please email sone@naturalengland.org.uk.
Regional pages
- East of England
- East Midlands
- London
- North East
- North West
- South East
- South West
- West Midlands
- Yorkshire and the Humber
Other state of environment reports
The Report covers the natural environment, by which we mean our landscapes, flora and fauna, freshwater and marine environments, geology and soils. The Report therefore complements reports of other environmental organisations.
- Environmental facts and figures (Environment Agency)
- Heritage counts (English Heritage)
- State of the UK's birds (RSPB)
- State of Britain's butterflies (Butterfly Conservation)
