North Yorkshire Council has published its Local Nature Recovery Strategy.
North Yorkshire supports an amazing diversity of landscapes and wildlife, from ancient woodland and chalk hills to large expanses of open moorland and beautiful historic parklands. It is is also home to five protected landscapes, one of which is the Howardian Hills, right here on our doorstep.
The Local Nature Recovery Strategy considers land at a county scale and identifies locations to improve nature and provide other benefits, such as capturing carbon from the atmosphere, flood regulation and access to nature-rich spaces where this is most needed for health and wellbeing.
The Local Nature Recovery Strategy:
- sets out priorities for nature’s recovery, such as increasing woodland cover or creating wetlands
- maps the most valuable existing areas for nature
- maps specific proposals for creating and improving habitat for nature and wider environmental goals