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100 Days Campaign Facts

In June 2007, Natural Economy Northwest launched its 100 Days campaign. Every day for 100 days we revealed a new, fascinating fact about the region's natural environment, showing just how important our natural environment is to the region - to the economy, the image of the Northwest and to our quality of life.

Period	Extract of 100 Days Facts
Days 01 - 07	The Northwest has the longest stretch of undeveloped coastline in England.
Days 08 - 14	Natural tourism sustains over a quarter of the region's tourism sector.
Days 15 - 21	A pair of breeding Ospreys at Bassenthwaite Lake attract 100,000 visitors every year.
Days 22 - 28	The Sefton Coast has the largest continuous sand dune system in England.
Days 29 - 35	The Herdwick Sheep, bred by Beatrix Potter can only be found in Cumbria.
Days 36 - 42	The 72 mile-long Settle to Carlisle railway is England's most scenic line.
Days 43 - 49	900 hectares of brownfield land across the Northwest are to be transformed into green and pleasant land.
Days 50 - 56	The region provides sanctuary for some of Britain's rarest birds.
Days 57 - 63	The Lake District National Park is both the most well-known and the most visited English national park.
Days 64 - 70	The Northwest's natural environment projects are improving prospects for the unemployed.
Days 71 - 77	The region's rivers are as important for the economy as they are for wildlife.
Days 78 - 84	Four-fifths of Lancashire is rural.
Days 85 - 91	Environmental regeneration projects are transforming the region's grot spots.
Days 92 - 100	Green technologies are being used throughout the region to create new skills, jobs and opportunities.