The Cumbria LNRS has many uses for a whole range of stakeholders interested in nature recovery. The below drop down options give some ideas of how the LNRS could be used in practice.
How could the LNRS be used?
The LNRS is designed for use by everyone to inform decision-making and investment:
- Local Authorities: To inform Local Plans, Green Infrastructure Strategies, and statutory duties.
- Developers: To plan habitat creation for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG). Post-development interventions in "High" strategic significance areas (as identified by the LNRS) receive a 15% uplift in unit value.
- Landowners & Managers: To identify opportunities for environmental enhancement and access revenue from Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes, carbon offsetting, or nutrient neutrality.
- Private Investors: To find ecologically suitable sites for nature-based solutions.
- Community Groups & Public: To guide local actions in gardens, schools, workplaces, and more that contribute to the wider county network.
- Town and Parish Councils: The Nature Recovery Workbook has been developed to help Town and Parish Council to take action for nature that aligns with the LNRS
If you would like to speak with the team to find out more on how you could use the LNRS, please contact us at Cumbria.LNRS@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
The below links provide further information from the core team or wider colleagues on how the LNRS could be useful in practice.