Written questions

Public Footpaths: Biodiversity

Commons · Question 25563 · Tabled 21 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 28 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

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

Answered by Mary Creagh, 28 Jan 2025

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...