Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Nature Partnership

Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is in the midst of a climate and ecological emergency. Nature plays a vital role in responding to each of these challenges and we need to take urgent action to help nature recover.

The Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Local Nature Partnership is a collaboration of local partners working together to grow nature – leading our local ambition for nature recovery.

Local Nature Partnership’s were formed following the 2011 Natural Environment White Paper, The Natural Choice: Securing the Value of Nature. Our role is to provide local, joined-up strategic leadership for the natural environment; and to champion nature’s value for the benefit of the environment, people and the economy across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Our Ambition:

Our collective ambition is to work towards 30% of land, rivers and seas being well managed for nature by 2030.

The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Nature Recovery Strategy is a statutory strategy that has been locally led and developed over 18 months, led by Cornwall council and steered by our Local Nature Partnership.

It has been shaped by thousands of local views from environment professionals, farmers and growers, foresters, biological recorders, local businesses, Town and Parish Councils and others though a series of workshops, surveys, events and consultation.

It provides guidance to support delivery of nature recovery across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly so that we can have more nature which is bigger, better and joined up. This will help us all to meet our local target of 30% of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly's land, rivers and seas being well-managed for nature by 2030.

Cornwall Council also created an aligned voluntary Marine Nature Recovery Framework (MNRF) for the region, in collaboration with the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Marine and Coastal Partnership.

Our Environmental Growth Strategy(2020-2065) provides a longer-term framework for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to not just conserve, but to grow nature. Environmental growth is about not just protecting but also enhancing nature – ensuring that there is more of it, and that it is bigger, better, more diverse and more joined up. It is focused around 10 pillars for action to help nature regenerate and to provide the natural foundations for a green recovery.

Our Partnership:

In 2026 we reviewed the Governance Framework and the Local Nature Partnership's relationship with Delivery Partnerships to ensure that the full range of stakeholders needed to support the effective delivery of the Local Nature Recovery Strategy and the Marine Nature Recovery Framework were appropriately represented.

The Local Nature Partnership family now comprises the Board and Delivery Partnerships, each of which is represented on the Board. Together, these partnerships bring together more than 200 individual members, creating a strong and diverse network of organisations and practitioners committed to nature recovery across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

While the LNP Board provides strategic direction and oversight, the Delivery Partnerships play a key role in coordinating and supporting action on the ground. Their members contribute specialist knowledge, practical expertise, and local insight that help turn strategic priorities into tangible outcomes.

The Delivery Partners (formally called sub-groups) are hosted as follows:

• Nature Recovery on Land - hosted by Cornwall Council
• CIoS Marine and Coastal Partnership - hosted by Cornwall Wildlife Trust M&CP
• Cornwall Catchment Partnership - hosted by Cornwall Wildlife Trust CCP
• Forest for Cornwall - hosted by Cornwall Council
• Farming for Food and Nature - hosted by Cornwall Council
• Isles of Scilly National Landscape Partnership - hosted by Council of the Isles of Scilly IoS NL

Want to get Involved? Why not make a Pledge for Nature!

We can all do something. Whether its making space spaces for nature on our windowsills or in our gardens, planting trees in our communities, farming and fishing in nature friendly ways, or volunteering our time and energy. If you're already doing something for nature, or have plans to, let us know by joining our pledge for nature campaign!

Our Work:

• Commissioning of the Environmental Enforcement and Compliance review, and subsequent publication of the new Enforcement infographic, directory and related awareness campaign, thanks to the support and input of the Enforcement and Compliance Sub-Group.
• Putting the farming sector at the heart of the work of the LNP, with strong steer from the Farming and Landowner Working Group, now the Farming for Food and Nature Delivery Partnership, throughout the creation of the Nature Recovery Strategy.

Current board members:

1. Matthew Taylor (Chair)
2. Matt Walpole (Deputy Chair) - Cornwall Wildlife Trust
3. Vicky Fraser (CEO) - Director of Environment and Connectivity - Cornwall Council
4. Cllr Loic Rich - Portfolio Holder for Environment and Climate Change, Cornwall Council
5. Cllr John Peacock - Cabinet Lead Member for Environment, Environment Services and Climate Change, Isles of Scilly Council and Representative of Isles of Scilly National Landscapes
6. Julian Branscombe - Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust
7. Rebecca Williams - Head of Environment, Isles of Scilly Council
8. Steve Marks - Environment Agency
9. Andrea Ayres - Natural England
10. Ian Marsh - National Trust
11. Philippa Hoskin - Nature Recovery Manager, Cornwall Council (non-voting member)
12. Mark Holmes - Head of Strategic Environment and Climate Change, Cornwall Council (non-voting member)
13. Tamsin Daniel - Protected & Historic Landscape Manager, Cornwall Council (non-voting member)
14. Matthew Odgers-Brown - Representative of Forest for Cornwall Partnership
15. Carolyn Cadman - Representative of the Cornwall Catchment Partnership
16. Emma Browning-Fitch - Representative of Nature Recovery on Land Group
17. Claire Eatock - Representative of the Marine and Coastal Partnership
18. Martin Howlett – Independent & Farming for Food & Nature Group representative
19. Sian Rees – Independent (University of Plymouth)
20. Ilya Maclean – Independent (University of Exeter)
21. Clare Parnell - Independent

Board minutes from 2022 onwards can be downloaded from this web page. Board minutes from 2013 are available on request, please contact us on cioslnp@cornwall.gov.uk to learn more.