Join Dr. Diana Tingley, from the University of Exeter for a gentle walk and talk around Ludwell Valley Park for 45 minutes.
We’ll enjoy the surroundings, taking in a cherry orchard, meadows, ponds and more, while Diana talks about her work on biodiversity and housing.
New laws say that housing developments must leave the natural environment in a better state than beforehand, known as Biodiversity Net Gain. We’ll chat together about the current legislation, biodiversity and whether it goes far enough. We’ll also talk about the benefits to humans from accessing nature and whether social justice has a role to play in all of this. The discussions we have will help with Diana’s research and may even be used to inform future versions of the legislation and how it is put into practice on the ground.
We will meet outside Well Pharmacy, Burnthouse Ln, Wonford, Exeter EX2 6NF (next to Lidl Wonford)
This will be a gentle walk but may not be accessible for those with mobility requirements.
Please dress suitably for the weather. As to keep everyone safe and not disturb grazing cattle and wildlife, we kindly ask attendees to leave their dogs at home.
Speaker
Diana Tingley
Business School
The University of Exeter
Diana works at the cross section between academia, business, policy and public engagement. As Senior Research Fellow, her current research focuses on public preferences for how Biodiversity and Environmental Net Gain can be delivered in practice. To further extend the reach of ourBiodiversity and Environmental Net Gain work, Diana collaborates with a teacher, illustrator and ecologist to develop a Primary School ‘consolidating and supporting’ resource for the KS2 curriculum (Living things and their habitats). Prior to this, Diana worked as Project Manager and Business Fellow for the UK Sustainable King Prawn Project, a £2M project led by experts from the University of Exeter, in partnership with the University of Reading and Rothamstead Research and runs from 2022-2026. She has also worked as Impact Development and Evaluation Manager for the South West Partnership for Environment and Economic Prosperity (SWEEP), a five-year programme (2017-2022) funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to apply research to benefit our environment and economy.