Local Nature Recovery Strategy for Hampshire

From 12 May to 23 June 2025 residents’ and stakeholders’ views were sought on the draft Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) for Hampshire.

Introduced by the Environment Act 2021, Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) are a new system of plans for nature recovery covering the whole of England. They are a key mechanism for planning and delivering the National Nature Recovery Network.

The LNRS for Hampshire was developed in partnership with key local partners and a wide range of experts, stakeholders, agencies, organisations and communities across Hampshire and adjacent areas who were interested in helping to deliver nature recovery.

The consultation sought views on the draft LNRS for Hampshire. This included:

• Key issues and opportunities for nature for a number of strategy areas in Hampshire
• Biodiversity priorities for different types of habitat
• Species recovery

Key themes from the consultation and our response to them were published on our website.

The feedback was used to finalise the LNRS for Hampshire which was launched on 8 December 2025.