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 Nature is amazing
 We can’t live without it
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But nature is in crisis and we need to act now

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Dormouse in the Blackdown Hills, James Maben

Welcome to the Devon Local Nature Recovery Strategy
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#### – a strategy for the whole of Devon, including Plymouth and Torbay

We’re in a nature crisis. The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. However, nature is resilient, humans are creative and we can all help to restore nature across Devon.

The Devon Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) gives an overview of Devon’s wildlife and sets out priorities and actions to help nature recover. It’s a tool to help us all do our bit to create a wildlife-rich Devon, today and for generations to come.

**Please share what you’re doing to help nature**

There’s lots of great work going on across Devon to help nature. We’d love to know what you’re doing. Whether you’ve dug a pond, planted a woodland or restored a wildflower meadow, please let us know by adding it to the delivery map on the [LNRS Viewer](https://www.naturerecoverydevon.org.uk/mapping/).

 Did you know?

Devon is home to an incredible variety of wildlife and habitats, but our wildlife and natural systems continue to decline.

Luckily, nature is resilient and given space and the right conditions it will bounce back.

We can all join in and take action to help restore Devon’s nature.

Explore this site
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#### Start here

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 ](https://www.naturerecoverydevon.org.uk/start-here/)

 [ ![A water vole nibbles on a green leaf from inside a terracotta pipe that sticks out of a lush green riverbank, just above the water.](https://www.naturerecoverydevon.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/59/2025/05/Water-vole-Ben.Andrew-rspb-images.com_-768x523.jpg)

#### Summary

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#### Habitats and Species

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 ](https://www.naturerecoverydevon.org.uk/habitats-and-species/)

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#### Wider benefits

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#### Mapping

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 ](https://www.naturerecoverydevon.org.uk/mapping/)

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#### Appendices

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