Explore supporting content for the draft LNRS.

Find out more about the landscape, geology and ecology of Worcestershire:

• State of Nature Storymap Collection
• Discover the Worcestershire State of Nature Report 2023

Find out how we used the best available data and knowledge to develop the suggested Potential Measures:

• Habitat Potential Measures Storymap Collection
• Species Potential Measures Storymap Collection

Find out more about the Worcestershire Habitat Inventory which underpins the draft Local Habitat Map: 

• Worcestershire Habitat Inventory

Find out more about the stakeholder engagement activity carried out during LNRS preparation:

• Stakeholder Engagement Report (PDF)

See downloads below:

• Biodiversity Priorities Assessment Matrix (Excel)
• Creating the list of proposed Biodiversity Priorities (PDF)
• Creating the list of proposed Species Priorities (PDF)
• Species that will benefit from Habitat Potential Measures (Category A Species) (PDF)
• Species that require bespoke Potential Measures (Prioritised Category B-D Species) (PDF)
• Worcestershire LNRS Biodiversity Priority Data Sheets (PDF)
• Datasets within the Local Habitat Map (PDF)
• Limitations and Constraints on LNRS preparation (PDF)
• Opportunities for recovering or enhancing nature – stakeholder input (PDF)
• Task and Finish Group Outputs and Outcomes work (PDF)

Statutory Guidance:

• Local Nature Recovery Strategy Statutory Guidance (PDF)

Non-statutory guidance and advice:

• Local nature recovery strategies: advice on governance and working with partners (PDF)
• Identifying and agreeing priorities and potential measures within Local Nature Recovery Strategies (PDF)
• Mapping potential measures in Local Nature Recovery Strategies (PDF)
• Species Recovery with Local Nature Recovery Strategies (PDF)
• Data standards for Local Nature Recovery Strategies (PDF)
• Engaging the land management sector in Local Nature Recovery Strategies (PDF)
• Inclusive Engagement with Communities (PDF)

Three new reports have been published to support the preparation of the LNRS:

The Worcestershire State of Nature Report 2023

Coming 5 years on from the publication of the 2018 Worcestershire Biodiversity Action Plan, this report sets out the threats and challenges facing nature in Worcestershire today, presents facts and statistics on the current status of locally important habitats and species, and celebrates some of the success stories and projects being delivered by conservation groups across the county.

• Download: The Worcestershire State of Nature Report 2023 (PDF)

The State of Worcestershire’s Grasslands

A collaborative project undertaken by Worcestershire County Council, Natural England and Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, this report compares data from the Worcestershire Grassland Inventory (surveys undertaken largely during the 1990s and 2000s) and the 2021 Worcestershire Habitat Inventory, to interpret the changes which have occurred in semi-natural grassland type, extent, protection, management and condition. It is the first phase of a more comprehensive review of Worcestershire’s important semi-natural grasslands.

• Download: State of Worcestershire’s Grasslands report (PDF)

Assessment of Floodplain Meadows in Worcestershire and their potential to store soil carbon

This report by the Floodplain Meadows Partnership outlines the potential for soil carbon storage through floodplain meadow restoration and management in Worcestershire.

• Download: Assessment of Floodplain Meadows in Worcestershire and their potential to store soil carbon (PDF)