Berkshire nature consultation
Your views are wanted for a countywide nature recovery strategy
Communities across Berkshire are being invited to participate in workshops and a county-wide survey to help shape important plans for protecting and improving natural habitats in the county.
Berkshire’s six councils, led by the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, are keen to involve residents, landowners, NGOs, developers, community groups and others to create a Local Nature Recovery Strategy for the county during 2024.
Funded by DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) as part of a wider national nature recovery project, the resultant blueprint for Berkshire’s nature recovery will be a nature map of opportunities, as well as a list of biodiversity priorities.
It will prioritise where time and investment are most needed to improve, protect, or enlarge habitats, create wildlife corridors, or create new habitats on land or around watercourses. It will support joint working around nature recovery and focus the decisions, expertise and investment of many individuals and partner organisations, alongside helping to inform and support funding bids for specific projects.
Following valuable conversations with farmers, landowners, land managers, the project team is hosting a community workshop in each Berkshire area, alongside a county-wide survey, to involve residents, community groups, charities, businesses, schools, colleges and others in shaping the strategy.
Workshops
Royal Borough Windsor & Maidenhead: Braywick Nature Centre, 8 April, 9.30am -12.30pm
Bracknell Forest: Foxes Den Café, Binfield Community Centre, 10 April, 5:30 –8:30pm
Slough: Salt Hill Activity Centre, 16 April, 11am -2pm
Wokingham: Maiden Place, Earley, 20 April, 10am -1pm
West Berkshire: Corn Exchange, Hungerford Town Hall, 23 April, 12-3pm
Reading: Dee Space Community Centre, 25 April, 12-3pm
Online workshop (Berkshire-wide): Zoom, 30 April, 6.30 – 8pm
The workshops are a chance to find out more about the project and how you can get more involved in supporting nature locally, to celebrate the good work already happening locally and share your knowledge, insights and priorities.