Gloucestershire Local Nature Recovery Strategy

Gloucestershire County Council is running a public consultation from the 8 September 2025 to 19 October 2025 on the Gloucestershire Local Nature Recovery Strategy.

What is the Local Nature Recovery Strategy?

A Local Nature Recovery Strategy is a spatial strategy required by the Environment Act 2021, which will guide where and how nature recovery can best be achieved in the County.

By law, each Local Nature Recovery Strategy must include:

• a statement of biodiversity priorities;
• a local habitat map;
  and be reviewed and republished every 3 to 10 years.
  

How should the strategy be used?

The key uses of the Gloucestershire Local Nature Recovery Strategy are intended to be:

• planning and development: a guide for developers, planners and others to support decision making on scheme design, master and strategic planning for green and blue infrastructure including the delivery of Biodiversity Net Gain;
• public authorities: there is a new duty on all public authorities to have regard to local nature recovery strategies ensuring that relevant policies, strategies and operations contribute to biodiversity conservation and recover nature;
• farmers, landowners and land managers: to show the best locations for habitat management, restoration and creation, and species-specific projects - opportunities which could be funded through agri-environment funding such as Sustainable Farming Incentive or Countryside Stewardship;
• community projects: provide information to help create nature and biodiversity projects, town and parish biodiversity action plans and policies.

Consultation guidance

Before you respond to the consultation and take the survey, we suggest that you:

• read the Gloucestershire Local Nature Recovery Strategy summary information,
• read the draft Gloucestershire Local Nature Strategy

Part 1 Gloucestershire Biodiversity and Opportunities for Nature Recovery 2025,

Part 2 Gloucestershire’s Biodiversity Priorities and Potential Measures 2025 look at the Priority Species list,

• watch the video tutorial on how to use the draft Gloucestershire Local Nature Recovery Strategy Local Habitat Map or read the How to use the Local Habitat Map Guide,
• explore the Gloucestershire Local Nature Recovery Strategy draft Local Habitat Map.
  
  
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How to respond

To respond to this consultation, take the survey. You will be asked questions about the draft strategy documents and the interactive Local Habitat Map.

Take Survey

You will be asked questions about the Gloucestershire Local Nature Recovery Strategy documents and the interactive Local Habitat Map.

If you would like a hard copy of the survey, please contact LNRS@gloucestershire.gov.uk

You can view this consultation on computers in your local library.

Alternatively, if you do require a hard copy of the Local Nature Recovery Strategy documents they are available at:

• Shire Hall
• by request to LNRS@gloucestershire.gov.uk

The survey closes on 19 October 2025, at 5pm.