Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

Overview

Welcome to the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Local Nature Recovery Strategy consultation survey

https://yourvoice.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/lnrs/consultation/

We are pleased to announce that the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) consultation is live from 18 July to 11 September 2025. This is your chance to review our Local Nature Recovery Strategy documentation and local habitat map with opportunities for creating and enhancing nature within the region.

Most of the survey questions are optional and the survey should take around 10 – 20 minutes to complete depending on the amount of information you wish to share.

Why your views matter

The Local Nature Recovery Strategy describes our most precious habitats, animals and plants in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Our plan is to make these places bigger, better managed and more joined up to promote nature recovery.

The strategy sets out actions to take for nature recovery. It also shows places that we think have the best opportunity to do this.

Part 1 of the document reminds us why nature is so important to our lives. It shows some of big challenges that our natural environment faces. It also shows the opportunities for action. Nature recovery can deliver wide benefits, such as water and air quality, or reducing flood risk.

Part 2 sets out the actions (also referred to as measures) we are suggesting for our most important habitats and species. Some actions cannot be mapped but are still important.

The Summary document provides a high-level summary of Part 1 and Part 2 above.

Supporting documents set out the methodology, process taken to develop the LNRS, and other supporting information you may find helpful.

We suggest reading the strategy first, and you can find all the relevant documentation at the bottom of this page. However, if you want you can go straight to what the strategy is recommending near you by looking at the Local Habitat Map – this will open a new webpage. The map shows existing areas important for nature. It also takes the actions and shows where they could apply. The map has different layers that you can turn on or off – easy instructions are provided on the webpage.

We’d love to hear your comments on both this document and the map. We want to hear about whether we have got the right plants, animals and habitats. We want to hear about the actions we suggest, and if we have shown all the right areas.

Once live, you can leave your comments via the ‘Online Survey’ link below. You don’t have to leave a comment on every question – just skip to those that you want to. You can also leave a comment on the map pages.

Other ways to share your views

Prefer a paper copy?

Download a Word version from the ‘Related’ documents below or email to request one at localnaturerecoverystrategy@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Return printed surveys to: The Biodiversity Team, New Shire Hall, Emery Crescent, Enterprise Campus, Alconbury Weald, PE28 4YE

Visit your local library

View the draft strategy and share your feedback in person (available from 22 July 2025)