Local Nature Recover Strategy Consulation
What IS a LNRS?
"Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) are a new way of prioritising nature needs on a more local and focused level. They will help agree targets and aims for increasing biodiversity by mapping current levels of nature and then highlight areas for improvement. A key feature of an LNRS is that it will identify both areas that could become of particular importance for biodiversity and areas where the recovery or enhancement of biodiversity could help address other environmental problems.
The DEFRA guidance breaks down the LNRS process into a few steps:
Map designated sites and irreplaceable habitats,
Describe the area and opportunities for nature, Identify potential measures,
Map areas that could become important for biodiversity.
In this way, the LNRS itself will be a combination of the map stages and the written stages. We have formed a Steering Group, and we have also formed a sub group in order to make progress with tasks".
The North of Tyne Local Nature Recovery Strategy was launched in April 2024.
"This document has been prepared by the North of Tyne Local Nature Recovery Strategy Steering Group, which consists of representatives from the following organisations: Northumberland County Council
Newcastle City Council
North Tyneside Council
North of Tyne Combined Authority
Northumberland National Park Authority
North Pennines National Landscape
North Northumberland Coast National Landscape
Berwickshire and Northumberland Marine Nature Partnership
Northumberland Wildlife Trust
Natural England
Environment Agency
Forestry Commission"
Rothbury CAN's response
We held several meetings, and shared views and information. A small working party looked through the consultation document and selected areas to answer (it was not necessary to answer each and every question). Our response was one of 100 which has been received.
The consultation closed on January 9th 2026.
If you would like to see our response, please get in touch, by emailing [email protected]