England
Ranked #8 of 229 UK councils
A running total of the weight of every tracked food action this council has formally voted through. It is not a mark out of 100.
ActingDivestment from animal agriculture / livestock-heavy investments
5.00Supporting
Provide stewardship subsidies for landowners/farmers restoring ecosystem services (carbon, biodiversity, flood defence)
5.00Supporting
Shift policy support from monoculture toward diversified agroecological/veganic/regenerative farming (permaculture principles)
5.00Supporting
Farmer transition grants/advice to shift from livestock to horticulture and plant-protein crops
4.00Supporting
Peatland/wetland restoration (re-wetting, grazing-pressure reduction) on council land
3.60Supporting
Urban biodiversity programme (trees, wildflowers, green roofs, wildlife corridors, green community projects)
3.00Supporting
Declare a climate emergency (including explicit recognition of food-system emissions and plant-based transition)
2.50Supporting
Rewilding and land restoration payments/subsidies for former livestock land
0.38Supporting
Deforestation-free supply chains: no ecosystem clearing for animal farming; mandatory trade deal clauses
0.31Supporting
Reform farm subsidies and agri-environment schemes to reward reduced livestock density and shift to horticulture/plant-protein crops
0.22Supporting
Adopt a funded Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) programme for climate mitigation/adaptation with measurable targets
0.00Neutral
Allocate land/allotments for community food growing and plant-rich diets (edible gardens, veg growing)
0.00Neutral
Create nature recovery network (wildlife corridors/pollinator habitat) on former grazing or feed-crop land
0.00Neutral
Food security priority policy (ending poverty/hunger; nutritious food accessible for all)
0.00Neutral
Integrate plant-based nutrition into JSNA / public health strategy
0.00Neutral
Map and support plant-protein processing infrastructure (pulses, legumes) and value chains
0.00Neutral
Plant-based default in school meals; revise school food standards to require plant-based options
0.00Neutral
Prevent conversion of cropland to animal feed crops (feed maize/soya)
0.00Neutral
Repurpose council farmland/grazing land to nature recovery (rewilding/woodland creation/habitat restoration)
0.00Neutral
Shift land ownership/control into community hands for green space, reforestation, and community food gardens (asset transfer/CLTs/right-to-buy where applicable)
0.00Neutral
Targeted plant-based food voucher / cash-first support to reduce food insecurity
0.00Neutral