Biodiversity and Nature Recovery

Nottinghamshire Local Biodiversity Action Plan

Rushcliffe Borough Council is a member of the Nottinghamshire Biodiversity Action Group, which seeks to protect and enhance wildlife in Nottinghamshire through the delivery of the Nottinghamshire Biodiversity Action Plan.

The Plan sets priorities and objectives to prevent the loss of further wild species and habitats. Rushcliffe nature conservation strategy works to support this action.

Biodiversity Opportunities Mapping in Rushcliffe 

A report identifying the opportunities to enhance the biodiversity of Rushcliffe has been produced by the Nottinghamshire Biodiversity Action Group partnership, with funding from Rushcliffe Borough Council.  The report includes a series of maps that indicating how habitats within the borough are currently connected together and identifies opportunities that are present to help to enhance existing sites and to increase habitat connectivity.

This is the result of two and a half years hard work by the partnership that has involved stakeholders from across the Rushcliffe area. The Rushcliffe Biodiversity report is available online.

Nottinghamshire Local Nature Recover Strategy (LNRS)

Nottinghamshire County Council, working with supporting authorities, including Rushcliffe Borough Council, are developing a Local Nature Recovery Strategy for Nottinghamshire. This aim to define how and where we can best protect and enhance nature locally. The LNRS will be our map for nature's recovery in Nottinghamshire and guide our work in Rushcliffe.

Details for the strategy are available on the Nottinghamshire County Council LNRS webpage

A map showing areas of particular importance for biodiversity, and areas that could become of particular importance across Nottinghamshire, supporting the Nottinghamshire's Local Nature Recovery Strategy, is available on the county Council's mapping webpage

A video explaining more about the Nottinghamshire's Local Nature Recovery Strategy is available on the County Council's YouTube channel

Documents to download

• Rushcliffe Nature Conservation Strategy (2021 - 2025)
• Nature of Rushcliffe Annual Report 2021
• Nature of Rushcliffe Annual Report 2020
• The Nature of Rushcliffe Annual Report 2018
• The Nature of Rushcliffe (Annual Report 2017)
• The Nature of Rushcliffe (Annual Report 2016)
• The Nature of Rushcliffe: Annual Report (March 2012)
• Local Wildlife Sites Leaflet
• Biological Recording in Nottinghamshire
• Status of Nottinghamshire’s Local Biodiversity Action Plan priority species (2014)
• Tree Warden Flier for Parish Councils

Useful links

• Rushcliffe Nature Conservation Strategy Facebook Page
• Trees Across Rushcliffe Facebook Page
• Insight Mapping website
• Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
• Woodland Trust
• South Notts Wildlife Trust
• Rushcliffe Barn Owl Project
• Nottinghamshire Biodiversity Action Group
• Rushcliffe conservation and heritage
• Become a Tree Warden - Tree Council Volunteer Tree Wardens