This draft local nature recovery strategy provides a 10-year framework to help everyone work together towards a shared vision for nature recovery in Dorset.
Dorset’s natural environment is one of our greatest assets, but over time it has been weakened. This strategy marks a turning point - an end to the decline and a focus on recovery.
At its core is a commitment to the national and international
30by30 target to protect and manage 30% of land and rivers for nature by 2030.
Co-produced with local organisations and people, it identifies
key pressures and opportunities for nature recovery and sets 12
nature recovery priorities along with the activities needed to support them. It also has a
local habitat map to help target efforts to achieve the biggest benefits for nature.
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The local nature recovery strategy is still in draft. A public consultation was held from 7 May to 30 July 2025 and is now closed. We are now reviewing responses and updating the strategy. The final strategy will be published here in December 2025.
