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Have your say on the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Local Nature Recovery Strategy

Creating a wildlife-rich, resilient, productive and sustainable landscape, for people and nature.

What is a Local Nature Recovery Strategy?

The Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) is a new legal requirement under the Environment Act 2021. It is a practical plan to guide where and how we restore nature in our county.

It will:

Set out local biodiversity priorities
Identify key areas for restoring or enhancing nature
Show where nature-based solutions can bring wider benefits like cleaner water, reduced flooding, and carbon capture
Guide how public money is spent and how land use planning supports recovery

An interactive online map will help you explore opportunities and priorities in your area, supporting better decisions.

The Local Nature Recovery Strategy describes our most precious habitats, animals and plants in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Our plan is to make these places bigger, better managed and more joined up to promote nature recovery. The strategy sets out actions to take for nature recovery. It also shows places that we think have the best opportunity to do this.

We are now consulting on the draft Local Nature Recovery Strategy as we want to gather your views and feed these into the final version. Access the consultation here.

Library drop-in sessions

View the draft strategy and share your feedback in person:

7 August, 2pm – 4pm – Central Library, Cambridge
9 August – Ely Pride, Mobile Library
14 August, 2pm-4pm – Ely Library
19 August, 2pm-4pm – Huntingdon Library
21 August – Youth Fusion, Beeches, Isleham
28 August, 2pm – 4pm, March Library
3 September, 2pm – 4pm, St Neots Library
8 September 2025, 2pm-4pm, Peterborough Library

Timeline

18 July 2025 to 11 September 2025

Public consultation open for your suggestions and input.

September - October 2025

All responses to be analysed and a report with recommendations to be published.

End of 2025

Amendments to be made to documentation and local habitat map prior to final publication.

Have your say

Easy Read - Safety and diversity in Arlen Hill

Arlen Hill council wants to ask you what you think. We want to ask you whether you think Arlen Hill is a safe and diverse place to live. We also want to know how we can make Arlen Hill better. This consultation is for people who are 16 and over and are supported from our Disability and Autism services. Please send us...

Closed 31 December 2024