Nature Recovery

Nature needs a unified and prominent voice to ensure it’s considered across sectors, integrated in to policies and plans, and is funded and resourced well.

Cumbria Local Nature Partnership provide this voice, and are the only nature partnership which represents and works across the whole of Cumbria; acting as a hub for nature – focused strategic co-ordination and action.

Our ambition is for a Nature Recovery Network – thriving, wildlife-rich, and healthy habitats that are connected across the county, spanning rural and urban areas, and creating spaces of value to both wildlife and people. This will be delivered through:

Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) – we are supporting work to develop and deliver the Cumbria LNRS, a spatial strategy for nature that will agree priorities for nature’s recovery, map the most valuable existing habitat for nature, and map specific proposals for creating or improving habitat for nature and wider environmental goals for Cumbria.
Strong Partnerships to deliver action on the ground including local government, landowners/managers, businesses, local communities and conservation organisations and working collaboratively with groups including Cumbria Catchment Partnerships, the People & Nature Network, and Zero Carbon Cumbria. Read more about our Partners here.
Integration of Policies and Funding Streams to maximise opportunities for nature recovery and secure new funding (public and private). This includes effective application of policies such as Biodiversity Net Gain and new farming incentives.
Identifying opportunities and priorities for partnership delivery and projects that support the delivery of the Local Nature Recovery Strategy and Nature Recovery Network in Cumbria.

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