Gloucestershire Local Nature Partnership

Here in Gloucestershire we have been at the forefront of local Nature Recovery Network (NRN) mapping.

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Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust produced a local nature recovery network map building on work by the neighbouring West of England LNP and Somerset Wildlife Trust. The map shows existing core habitat patches, their current connectivity based on existing land use, their resilience status and prioritized zones of opportunity for reinforcing and expanding the network (i.e. opportunities for nature’s recovery). View Gloucestershire's Nature Recovery Network map here.​

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NRN mapping, together with Ecosystem service mapping, form the basis of mapping for the developing Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) in Gloucestershire. Local Nature Recovery Strategies were mandated in the 2021 Environment Act, and will inform a spatial master plan for nature restoration across the county.

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Each county will be producing a LNRS so it is important for the local mapping to join up across the borders, particularly for partners like the local AONBs which straddle several counties, as nature does not stop at the border. The mapping methodology for Gloucestershire has accounted for the borders by mapping an overlapping buffer and conferring with neighbouring counties over the methodologies used.

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You can follow more developments around the Local Nature Recovery Strategy by keeping an eye on our website and newsletters during 2025, as well as the Gloucestershire County Council website.