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It will be a blueprint for Berkshire's Nature Recovery Network that will help us prioritise where and how we should invest and target action in the short-term. In so doing, it will be a crucial delivery plan for the long-term ambitions of each Local Authority's Biodiversity Action Plans, Climate strategies and more.
The Berkshire LNRS will help to guide:
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Planning and development: How and where developers will deliver their new Biodiversity Net Gain duties - including the delivery of biodiversity offsetting and by identifying spatial allocations for nature.
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Agri-environment funding: It will help shape how future funding for farmers and land managers will be used under the new Environmental Land Management Scheme.
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Nature-based solutions: It may strengthen local ambitions for nature-based solutions to climate change by identifying priority areas for trees, wetland and other key habitats.
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Investment: It aims to help to attract and guide future investment in Berkshire's Nature Recovery Network.
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The Steering Group for the strategy is chaired by the Berkshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy Manager and comprises representatives of key partners and stakeholders.
The membership of the Steering group is:
- Berkshire Nature Partnership
- Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
- Wokingham Borough council, representing Berkshire ecologists
- West Berkshire Council representing local authorities of Berkshire
- Natural England
- Environment Agency
- Forestry Commission
- NFU (National Farmers Union)
- The Crown Estate
- University of Reading, Head, Agri-Environment Group
- The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead - Climate Change and Biodiversity Cabinet member
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These have been defined and published by the Berkshire Local Nature Partnership. The aim of identifying such areas was to protect biodiversity and reverse past losses by enlarging, buffering and reconnecting priority habitats, through the targeted establishment of new wildlife-rich areas, in optimum areas of the county. This is very closely linked to the aim of the local nature recovery strategies. BOAs, along with other information, will be used to help inform potential recovery sites on the Local Habitat Map.
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Summer 2023 - Preparing for consultation, Baseline Map creation
Autumn 2023 - Introductory Webinars, Species Longlist creation
Winter 2023 - Engagement Survey, Analysis of Engagement Survey
Spring 2024 - Stakeholder Consultations, Species Shortlist creation
Summer 2024 - Data prioritisation, Berkshire LNRS Conference
Autumn 2024 - Opportunity Map creation, List of Priorities creation
Winter 2024 - Draft reviews of LNRS, Public consultation
Spring 2025 - Publication of Berkshire LNRS
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The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is responsible for producing the strategy. It will have a role in implementing it. This will become clearer with further guidance from DEFRA on delivery. Delivery of the strategy will begin after creation, likely in late 2024. The supporting authorities (Bracknell Forest Council, Reading Borough Council, Slough Borough Council, West Berkshire Council, Wokingham Borough Council and Natural England) will assist with production of the strategy.
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The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead are responsible for reporting on progress and periodically updating the strategy, every 3-10 years. The exact timing of this will be detailed by DEFRA. Supporting authorities have related biodiversity enhancement and reporting duties too, under section 102 and 103 of the Environment Act.
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