• Welcome to Defra   Our vision is to create a great place for people living in this country.   In the Defra group, we deal with a vast range of issues that profoundly impact on people’s lives. We are responsible for England’s environment, our countryside and rural economy, the food and farming sectors and have…

  • Bedfordshire covers an area of approximately 123,500 hectares and has a growing population currently estimated to be approaching 620,000.  The area consists principally of rural landscape and incorporates a number of market towns, including Ampthill, Biggleswade, Woburn and Leighton Buzzard.  Larger towns include Bedford, Kempston, Luton, Stopsley and Dunstable.  Bedfordshire and Luton borders with Hertfordshire,…