Tony Juniper CBE, chair of Natural England, has been presented with an honorary fellow by the Landscape Institute’s (LI) president, Carolin Göhler, after delivering the Jellicoe lecture 2025. 

Focussing on an argument for a planning system that is opportunity-led, scalable and strategic, Juniper was the chosen guest speaker at the lecture which was held on 27 November as the Planning and Infrastructure Bill was close to being passed. 

The topic, new homes, new landscapes, paid tribute to the seminal ‘New lives, New landscapes’ book by Nan Fairbrother (1913-71), and renewed its importance in the context of the government’s building agenda.

Covering Juniper’s perspective on how the delivery of new housing can also create long-term economic, environmental and societal value, he was thanked by Göhler for his efforts in connecting people, place and nature.

During his Jellicoe lecture, Juniper argues “it’s about people working together and having a common aim. To turn the dial on nature, more people need to see it as being important. We need to listen to them, engage, and find a compelling national narrative”.

This year’s lecture was sponsored by FPCR Environment and Design.