Nature Recovery Strategy Public Consultation
We are facing a climate and ecological emergency. In Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, we are seeing the dramatic challenges that nature faces first-hand. Only with a collaborative and coordinated approach can we hope to deliver the necessary action needed to help restore nature
Public Consultation:
We are all a part of nature, and when nature is thriving, we all benefit.
Cornwall Council with support from the Local Nature Partnership, the Council of the Isles of Scilly and many other partners, have been developing a nature recovery strategy that is ambitious, deliverable, and can used by one and all to help our natural world recover.
To find out more about how the strategy was made take a look at our dedicated Let’s Talk page. If you are a farmer or landowner we have a specific Let’s Talk page for you with Frequently Asked Questions.
Take a look at the strategy and the accompanying Nature Recovery Network maps:
- The written strategy
- The interactive mapping
- Appendices - can be downloaded from the box in the top right hand corner
The consultation will run until 5pm on January 6th 2025.
If you have any questions about the consultation, please contact grow-nature@cornwall.gov.uk
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are well known for their wildlife. From the mainland with its wild craggy tors and moors, cliffs blooming with heather, farmland bordered by Cornish hedges carpeted in primroses and foxgloves and rivers lined by moss covered woodland filled with bird song. To the archipelago of the Isles of Scilly with its rocky outcrops, maritime heathland and grassland buzzing with pollinators and where seabirds soar. Our wildlife is an integral part of our landscape, communities and economy. It has served as inspiration for generations and makes this a fantastic place to live, work and visit.
But we are in an ecological emergency: a major decline in wildlife and we need to take urgent action to remedy this. We need to recover nature and maximise the adoption of nature-based solutions to help increase local resilience in the face of a changing climate.
The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Nature Recovery Strategy is a vital step, in recovering nature. It is a new locally-led statutory blueprint for nature and nature-based solutions. The strategy and maps:
- Outline opportunities and priorities for what, where and how we can protect and grow nature;
- Map opportunities for specific actions that can be delivered now to have the most impact for nature and nature based solutions across the region; and
- Lay out the journey for realising the long-term growth of nature.
Drop-ins: Have your say
‘Round the kitchen table’ chats with our Farm Liaison Officer
Our dedicated Farm Liaison Officer is inviting farmers and landowners to join her for informal ‘around the kitchen table’ sessions to view maps and feedback on the draft Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Nature Recovery Strategy. Email grow.nature@cornwall.gov.uk to book your session. We also have a specific Let’s Talk page for you with Frequently Asked Questions.
Next steps:
We will review your submissions following completion of the public consultation and consider how the strategy can be improved based on the feedback provided. Following this we anticipate a formal adoption and publication of the strategy in Spring 2025. We will also provide a formal report in response to consultation responses to help summarise the feedback received, and how it influenced the final draft of the strategy.
To keep up to date with progress of the strategy, pleases sign up to the Cornwall and Isles of Scily Local Nature Partnership newsletter here.
Appendices:
As well as the two core outputs, we have developed a range of appendices to help you understand the strategy. These build on the recommendations within the strategy and give more information about how the strategy was developed.
These include:
- Appendix a: How the strategy maps against national environmental objectives - see main written strategy document
- Appendix b: Priorities and habitats matrix
- Appendix c: Species management recommendations
- Appendix d: Methodology: How we created the strategy and maps
