Local Nature Recovery Strategy Overview

On behalf of Buckinghamshire Council, Milton Keynes City Council and the Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Natural Environment Partnership (NEP), we invite you to please join us for: 

Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes LNRS Cross-Sector Workshop 

 This is a chance for representatives from all sectors to come together and sense check the Local Nature Recovery Strategy before it goes out to public consultation. 

This event is for you if you: 

  • are interested in nature recovery in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes
  • are curious about how the LNRS will affect you 

This will be a workshop style event where we will: 

  • Revisit the purpose of the LNRS 
  • Hear about the results from stakeholder engagement 
  • Sense-check overall priorities and practical actions across Bucks and MK 
  • Preview and provide feedback on the current mapping work 
  • Help to create a cross-sector action network for Nature Recovery

The Logistics 

  • Please note we will send an agenda and some brief background information to registrants prior to the workshop to help get you thinking. 
  • Lunch and light refreshments will be provided. 
  • Parking is available on site. 

Invitations 

Please secure your spot by selecting the invitation link to the sector that best represents you. If you are unsure about which sector you fit into best, please select “General public and Other”.  

Farmers, landowners and foresters:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1030025703607?aff=oddtdtcreator 

Developers and businesses: 

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1043446796457?aff=oddtdtcreator 

Councils (Town / City / Parish / County):
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1043451520587?aff=oddtdtcreator 

Environmental organisations and experts:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1043452533617?aff=oddtdtcreator 

General public and Other:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1043454539617?aff=oddtdtcreator 

Participation in this workshop is completely voluntary, and for those who choose to attend, information on your rights, privacy and data protection measures will be provided to you in advance of the workshop.

We are looking for different sectors to be represented at the workshop, which may mean that not everyone who would like to attend will be able to, as space is limited at the venue.

If you wanted to attend the workshop but haven’t been able to secure a space, you are welcome to email us to request to be included on the LNRS mailing list. Our email address is lnrs@buckinghamshire.gov.uk. Those on the mailing list receive updates about future updates about the LNRS including when the final public consultation is launched. The public consultation will provide you with a chance to review and comment on all the LNRS outputs. 

LNRS STAKEHOLDER WEBINAR RECORDING

7 October, 2024

Here is a link to the recording of the Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes LNRS Stakeholder Webinar that took place on 7th October, 2024. The webinar covered what the LNRS is and why we’re doing it, the timeline and remaining steps, an overview of the stakeholder engagement process, the Priorities and Measures process (with an example), the baseline mapping and what to look forward to, and finally, the remaining steps for the LNRS.

Oct 7 LNRS Webinar Slide pack

Webinar Q&As

Download an FAQs sheet with more information about the LNRS or read about it below.

What is a Local Nature Recovery Strategy?

Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) were introduced in the Environment Act 2021. This new system
of spatial strategies will:

  1. Support efforts to recover nature across England
  2. Help planning authorities
  3. Incorporate nature recovery objectives
  4. Support the delivery of Biodiversity Net Gain
  5. Help deliver our national environment targets

The Government has now published LNRS regulations and statutory guidance which work together to
establish the ‘rules’ to enable high quality and consistent LNRSs to be prepared across England.

These are plans that will help drive more coordinated, practical, focussed action and investment to help nature and people flourish together, whilst delivering wider nature-based environmental benefits. They will consist of:

  • A Statement of Biodiversity Priorities, which reflect stakeholder priorities for environmental outcomes, and the actions that need to be undertaken to achieve these outcomes.
  • A Local Habitat Map, which will identify the existing distribution of habitats and the location of areas already important for biodiversity, overlaid by locations considered suitable for delivering the outcomes and actions identified by stakeholders.

The NEP, commissioned by the Responsible Authority of Buckinghamshire Council and supporting Milton Keynes City Council, is the project manager for the LNRS development process for Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes.

Previously, Buckinghamshire (not including Milton Keynes) was part of a Defra pilot to understand how best to develop LNRSs. For more details on the specific steps of the pilot, please download the Buckinghamshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy Pilot Overview document.

If you have a specific query, please email lnrs@buckinghamshire.gov.uk.

Learn more about how and why you should get involved!

Listen to our Introductory Webinars on the LNRS!

This introductory webinar provides information on the Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes LNRS for FARMERS AND LANDOWNERS, including opportunities for getting involved.
This introductory webinar provides information on the Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes LNRS for NGOs, including opportunities for getting involved.
This introductory webinar provides information on the Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes LNRS for RESIDENTS OF THE AREA, including opportunities for getting involved.
This introductory webinar provides information on the Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes LNRS for TOWN & PARISH COUNCILS, including opportunities for getting involved.
This introductory webinar provides information on the Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes LNRS for PROPERTY DEVELOPERS, including opportunities for getting involved.
This introductory webinar provides information on the Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes LNRS for BUSINESSES, including opportunities for getting involved.

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