Cumbria Local Nature Recovery Strategy

Cumbria Pilot

In 2020, Cumbria was chosen as one of five pilot areas to trial the process for developing an LNRS. Cumbria County Council led the project and worked with a wide range of partnerships, organisations and individuals that have an interest or influence in nature recovery. 

Following a series of stakeholder engagement events, the draft LNRS was submitted to Defra in May 2021 when the Pilot schemes came to an end. The Cumbria Pilot LNRS was widely praised for its content and layout; it gives us a good basis to work from when developing the current LNRS. ​ 

A review of the pilot scheme identified several opportunities to further build on the work already done: 

  • Increase consultation and engagement with a wider range of stakeholders. ​ 
  • Further refine the priorities and measures.​ 
  • Further integrate existing strategies and plans into the LNRS.​ 
  • Develop the mapping so that the written statement and the map are fully aligned and the priorities and measures are displayed on the map.​ 

Further details on the pilot scheme can be found here: Cumbria Local Nature Recovery Strategy – Pilot Scheme | Westmorland and Furness Council