Local Nature Recovery Strategy
Somerset Local Nature Recovery Strategy will set local priorities and identify opportunities for co-ordinated action for nature.
Somerset Council, in collaboration with Somerset Local Nature Partnership, is currently working on a Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) for Somerset to provide a single vision for nature recovery.​​
Somerset Local Nature Recovery Strategy
Somerset has some of the most spectacular habitats and wildlife in the UK, but our natural environment faces urgent and significant challenges. The recently published Somerset State of Nature Report demonstrates that we need to do much more to reverse the decline in nature and help Somerset’s wildlife to thrive.
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The UK government has made ambitious pledges to protect at least 30% of land and sea for nature by 2030 – the ‘30 x 30’ target – and we need to play our part in achieving this. All counties in England are required by law to develop a strategy to help nature’s recovery and Defra will be funding this work.
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The Somerset Local Nature Recovery Strategy will provide a framework for targeted, co-ordinated and collaborative action.
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We are taking a collaborative approach and involving a wide range of people and organisations in the development of the strategy, including landowners and managers, government organisations, environmental charities, businesses, local groups and communities. Find out how to get involved below.
When will the Somerset LNRS be produced?
We are currently finalising the draft Somerset LNRS document. Consultation on this draft is due to take place in summer 2025, with a view to publishing the completed Somerset Local Nature Recovery Strategy in autumn 2025.