22 February 2023
The Species Champions Awards 2023 saw CEOs, MPs and partners from across the project, and a celebrity pack into the House of Commons’ Thames Pavilion to celebrate our successes and hard work for species conservation. Iconic Dragons’ Den investor and nature-lover Deborah Meaden joined us to present the awards and show her support for the project.
Sally-Ann Hart took home the Best Parliamentary Champion Award for going above and beyond in her advocacy for seagrass conservation in Parliament. Sir Roger Gale scored the Species Award on behalf of the beaver, which saw increased legal protections in England and more reintroduction initiatives across the UK. Olivia Blake won the Muddy Welly Award for her expedition in the Peak District to satellite tag hen harrier chicks so that experts could monitor their conservation from afar.