Local nature recovery strategies

Supporting with the creation of a Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) for Oxfordshire.

View of mixed rural land in Oxfordshire

Overview

Local nature recovery strategies are a system of spatial strategies for nature and environmental improvement required by law under the Environment Act.

In Oxfordshire, the OLNP is working closely with Oxfordshire County Council (the responsible authority) and many other partners to ensure our LNRS delivers the best possible outcomes for nature. To do this, it is key we engage all relevant stakeholders, particularly those who will be the main delivers and funders (ie community groups, farmers/landowners, and businesses) as early in the process as possible.

LNRS now live for consultation

Oxfordshire's draft Local Nature Recovery Strategy is now live for you to view and comment on. This includes documents that list biodiversity priorities to achieve in the county, a list of species to focus recovery efforts on, and a map tool which shows the areas where the LNRS is recommending that local people and organisations focus their resources to undertake habitat creation and improvement work.

The documents and map will be available online from Friday 18 October until Sunday the 1 December 2024 (23:59pm). During this time, you can view the drafted documents and tell us about anything that you think we need to change before we finalise the strategy in 2025.

View the draft LNRS

Progress to date

In June 2023, OLNP used our annual Forum event as a first point of engagement on LNRS following the publication of the LNRS secondary regulations and guidance in May. The data and views collected at the event will inform more targeted stakeholder engagement sessions throughout the process. It is anticipated that the LNRS process will be completed by January 2025.

You can find out more about the stages of developing the LNRS on Oxfordshire County Council's website.