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Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS)

Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) are a statutory requirement under the Environment Act 2021. England is covered by 48 LNRS areas, each prepared by a responsible authority working in partnership with local organisations, landowners, and communities. Together they form a national framework identifying where and how nature can best be supported and recovered across England.

Norfolk and Suffolk LNRS: Norfolk and Suffolk share a single LNRS, developed by the Norfolk and Suffolk Nature Recovery Partnership – a collaboration of over 100 local organisations with a shared vision for protecting and restoring nature across the two counties. The strategy and supporting publications, including the Local Habitat Map and technical documents, are now available on the NSNRP website.

Norfolk and Suffolk have a higher proportion of important habitats than the national average, but 75% of these are isolated patches in need of connection. The LNRS provides the strategic framework for identifying where habitat creation, restoration, and improved land management can have the greatest impact.

How SBIS supports the LNRS: SBIS contributes biodiversity evidence to the Norfolk and Suffolk LNRS, including species records, County Wildlife Site data, habitat mapping, and LiDAR-derived information on hedgerows and tree canopy. This data helps identify ecological networks, priority areas for habitat connectivity, and sites of high nature conservation value across Suffolk.

When using SBIS data in an LNRS context, the strategy will be a material consideration in planning decisions and will inform how Biodiversity Net Gain is delivered locally. Request data from SBIS to support your work.

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