Natural England

Natural England

Agency overview
Formed	1 October 2006
Jurisdiction	England
Headquarters	York, England
Employees	2,577 (2023)[1]
Annual budget	£194 million (2015)[2]
Agency executives	Tony Juniper, Chairman Marian Spain, Chief Executive[3]
Parent agency	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Website	www.gov.uk/government/organisations/natural-england

Natural England is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. It is responsible for ensuring that England's natural environment, including its land, flora and fauna, freshwater and marine environments, geology and soils, are protected and improved. It also has a responsibility to help people enjoy, understand and access the natural environment.

Natural England focuses its activities and resources on four strategic outcomes:

• a healthy natural environment
• enjoyment of the natural environment
• sustainable use of the natural environment
• a secure environmental future