With a sprawling river network, ancient woodland and pockets of unimproved meadows, Horsham constituency has some amazing places for wildlife. You can download the Horsham Constituency Map to look more closely.

We want the next government to commit to our top 5 priorities for action on nature. Here are some local examples of the importance of these priorities in your constituency.

Enable Healthy Communities

Improving access to natural, wildlife-rich places where we live, learn and work will transform people’s lives, improving health, happiness, and hope across communities. Wilder Horsham District is a pioneering partnership project between Sussex Wildlife Trust and Horsham District Council, working with local communities and landowners to reverse the decline in wildlife by creating and connecting habitats to deliver nature’s recovery. Access to a clean and healthy environment is a basic human right that should be guaranteed through law.

Bring Back our Lost Wildlife

Areas around Warnham, for example, offer interesting opportunities to bring back iconic species such as Beavers, nature’s finest ‘wetland engineers’. Returning beavers to the wild can be a game changer for restoring lost wetlands and benefitting all kinds of wildlife. Moreover, beavers can help to reduce the risk of wildfires and flooding which threaten people’s homes

Fund wildlife-friendly farming

Farming is fundamental to this area, but the destruction of nature and the impacts of climate change are the biggest threats to food security in the UK. We need a government that supports farmers to shift towards regenerative, nature-friendly methods and embraces innovative land management. Many farmers and land managers have gone to great lengths in this constituency to support wildlife but without being adequately rewarded. The budget for environmental farming has already fallen by a third since 2010. Not investing properly means everyone loses.

Sussex Wildlife Trust members in this constituency: 2,524

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