LUNZ Hub Lowland England 'Big Tent'
Wed 18 Mar
|The Maltings Ely and Surrounding Country
Join us for a 'Big Tent' gathering organised by the Land Use for Net Zero (LUNZ) Hub, exploring changing relations with land and land use in lowland England, drawing particularly on contemporary experiences in East Anglia
Time & Location
18 Mar 2026, 09:30 – 19 Mar 2026, 13:30
The Maltings Ely and Surrounding Country, Ship Ln, ELY CB7 4BB, UK
About the event
The Focus
Addressing issues of climate change mitigation and adaptation, whilst ensuring land use for food security and the needs of nature and people, pose major challenges in many areas of lowland England. The Fens, for example, is an area central for UK food production, containing an estimated 50% of the UK’s total Grade I agricultural land (NFU,2019), but is an area whose drained lowland peat soils are "among the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the land-use sector" (Defra 2023) and rapidly degrading in quality, while the area is also subject to considerable water management challenges.
This Big Tent gathering seeks to engage people from across farming, agro-forestry, land management, agri-food businesses, the renewable energy sector, community groups, policy makers, planners, and researchers from a wide range of organisations to assess progress in addressing the big challenges facing lowland England.
What to Expect
The event will include an…