What are Local Nature Recovery Strategies?

Local Nature Recovery Strategies are a new England-wide system of spatial strategies for nature established under the Environment Act 2021 (opens new window).

Local Nature Recovery Strategies will drive more coordinated, practical and focused action to restore nature and provide other benefits such as reducing atmospheric CO₂, increasing flood resilience and improving health and well-being.

There are 48 Local Nature Recovery Strategies covering the whole of England. Together they will:

• underpin the national Nature Recovery Network (opens new window)
• support the delivery of mandatory biodiversity net gain (opens new window)
• integrate with government funding streams (for example Environmental Land Management (opens new window))
• help guide local planning policy and decision making

Each strategy will:

• agree priorities for nature's recovery, with a written statement of biodiversity priorities
• map the most valuable existing areas for nature, with a local habitat map
• map specific proposals for creating or improving habitat for nature and wider environmental goals

The preparation of each LNRS will be evidence based, locally led and collaborative.

View further information on what local nature recovery strategies are and why they are needed on the Gov.uk website (opens new window).