Wildlife Gateway

	"Revealing the value of nature" (Natural England) Identifies and describes how nature directly and indirectly benefits our quality of life, for example, by providing a better living environment, cultural meaning, a resource for scientific and historic discovery, products such as food, fuel and medicines, and ecosystem services such as air, soils, climate and flood mitigation. View Natural England's report > (pdf 1.5MB) View Natural England's summary document > (pdf 0.5MB)
	"London's Life Force" (Natural England and the Wildlife Trusts) Explains how the conservation of wildlife and the natural environment is linked to those issues which are mentioned most when people consider the wellbeing of their local community and condition of their local neighbourhood. It illustrates the benefits of integrating nature with initiatives related to health, housing, community cohesion, education, economic prosperity and the environment, and demonstrates these through case studies which are all London based. (pdf 2.5MB) View report >
	"Greening the Gateway" (DCLG) Sets out the government's vision for the landscape of Thames Gateway and the positive contribution which the network of green open spaces should make to the quality of life for all those who live and work there. View report > (pdf 1.3MB) Visit the DCLG website >
	"Does money grow on trees?" (CABE) This publication by the Commission for Architecture and the built environment (CABE) looks at how well planned and managed greenspace can have a positive impact on the value of nearby properties and can attract inward investment and people to an area. View CABE's report > (pdf 2.3 MB) Visit CABE's online publication library >
	"Cleaner Safer Greener Communities" ( ENCAM ) How to create quality spaces in which people want to live and can be proud - and which others will respect. This government website is a one-stop-shop of best practice examples. Find out about the initiatives that really work; and how to tackle those cleaner safer greener issues which will make more of your community. Visit Encam's website >
	"Wildlife on Allotments" (Natural England) Allotments are great places for healthy exercise, provide good opportunities for socialising, and put us back in touch with th earth. They can also be important places for wildlife in urban areas. View Natural England's report > (pdf 1.2mb)