The public consultation ran for 6 weeks to 12th November 2025 and is now closed.
The LNRS is being edited to take on board comments. A process will be set up to allow further comments to be shared over the next few years. Changes can be made to non statutory elements of the LNRS but any changes to the statutory sections cannot be made until the first review (year of review will be confirmed by Defra). Clarity on these sections and the process will be given before the LNRS is published.
Please see webinar recordings below.
The text below will be deleted prior to publication and replaced with an overview of the consultation process, comments and response.
- Explore the draft Devon Local Nature Recovery Strategy – website and mapping.
- Attend a consultation event – introduction webinars & drop-in sessions (info below).
- Share your thoughts – through our questionnaire.
- Help spread the word – use our communications pack.
- Provide images of Devon’s nature
- Add what you’re doing for nature to the delivery map.
Please tell us what you think of the Devon LNRS
We want to make sure that the Devon LNRS is as useful as possible to as many people as possible. In particular we want to make sure that we’ve included all the right information. Please tell us what you think of the draft Devon Local Nature Recovery Strategy by completing our questionnaire:
Draft Devon LNRS Public Consultation Full Questionnaire
Important: We recommend that you answer the questionnaire on a PC or Laptop rather than a mobile device so you get the full functionality of the software.
Consultation events
Online
Introduction to the Devon Local Nature Recovery Strategy:
Public consultation webinars took place at the start of the consultation period, giving an introduction to the draft Devon Local Nature Recovery Strategy. Watch the recording to find out more and see what you can do to help nature recover, including sharing your thoughts to help shape the final strategy.
Watch a recording of one of these introductory webinars here.
Deep-dive webinar: Thursday 23rd October 1-2pm
If after watching the above Introduction to the Devon Local Nature Recovery Strategy webinar you have further questions, or would like detail on a specific part of the strategy, please book onto a deep-dive webinar: Register for a free ticket here – Draft Devon Local Nature Recovery Strategy public consultation deep-dive webinars – Microsoft Teams
Farming and the Devon Local Nature Recovery Strategy:
Find out how farmers and land managers can use the Devon LNRS to understand the species and habitats in their area and the actions that could support their conservation and recovery by watching the recording of this webinar. It includes a run through of the LNRS website and interactive map, followed by a Q&A session.
Watch the recording of the farming webinar here.
Freshwater species and habitats in the Devon Local Nature Recovery Strategy:
This webinar has already taken place, and featured talks from South West Water (using the LNRS), the Environment Agency (planning), Devon County Council (estuaries) and Westcountry Rivers Trust (river restoration).
In person
The LNRS team and ambassadors will be at:
Public drop-in session at Exeter Library: Saturday 11 October.
Public drop-in session at Barnstaple North Devon Council Hub, Green Lanes Shopping Centre: Wednesday 22 October.
Public drop-in session at The Custom House, Exeter Quay: TBC.
Other events across the county by invitation, including farming events, Devon Association of Local Councils Conference and Devon Resilience Forum.
Spread the word!
Share the LNRS consultation in your newsletters and on social media
Please see our Communication Pack with leaflets, posters, social media posts and newsletter articles about the public consultation. We’d be grateful if you could share it with your networks.
Please also interact with Local Nature Partnership social media posts throughout the consultation period:
Devon Local Nature Partnership | Exeter | Facebook
Network of Environmental Educators in Devon (NEED) | Facebook
Wild About Devon – Supporting Community Action for Nature | Facebook
Request for images
Devon’s nature is amazing. We want to show it off on the pages of the Devon LNRS. If you have any high-quality images that we can use on the website, please email us at LNRS@devon.gov.uk
We also have a list of images that we know are missing, so if you have anything you can share from this list we’d be particularly grateful. LNRS images needed.
Share what you’re doing to help nature in Devon
To help us all work together and see the amazing range of work going on for nature across Devon, please add what you’re doing to the LNRS delivery map. See Mapping for how to do this.