Last week, the Prime Minister set out his vision for Britain: a tolerant but assertive country, grounded in contribution, shared responsibilities, and pride in place. Promising to reverse the decline in our communities and give power, agency and control back to people who want to take action, Keir Starmer announced a further £800 million to the Government’s Pride in Place programme.

Yet his speech exposed a yawning blind spot within No. 10 – despite talking about the importance of communities and local action, not once did Starmer mention Nature.

Polling shows that local green space is the most important thing to foster pride in people’s communities - even more than local historic buildings and football teams. We are deeply proud of our local parks and natural spaces.