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Local nature recovery strategies

Strategies that propose how and where to recover nature and improve the wider environment across England.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
PublishedPublished:
30 June 2023
Last updated:
14 September 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Updates to this page

Published 30 June 2023
Last updated 14 September 2026 — Show all updates

  1. This page has been updated with new guidance to reflect progress on local nature recovery strategies.

  2. First published.

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