Exmoor National Park Authority (ENPA) has published its first Biodiversity Duty Report, showcasing five years of actions to conserve, restore and enhance the National Park’s wildlife and habitats as part of the Exmoor National Park Management Plan.
The report demonstrates major achievements in delivering for nature, in line with new statutory requirements introduced under the Environment Act 2021. Covering January 2021 to January 2026, it also sets out the pressures and challenges facing Exmoor’s landscapes, species and ecosystems. ENPA has been working with farmers, landowners, partners and volunteers to deliver a wide programme of work to strengthen Exmoor’s biodiversity.
This work has included thousands of hectares of moorland and woodland restoration and the allocation of £2.4 million in nature-friendly farming grants. Continued peatland restoration is improving carbon storage, biodiversity and natural flood management. Partnership working in species recovery has led to groundwork carried out to improve water vole and marsh fritillary butterfly habitat, and the successful release of 19 pine martens on Exmoor in 2025 through the Two Moors Pine Marten Project.
Click here to read the Biodiversity Duty Report in full via the Delivering for Nature webpage of ENPA’s website.
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