Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Local Nature Recovery Strategy
Welcome to the website of the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Local Nature Recovery Partnership. Consultation on the draft Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) took place between 1 June and 27 July 2026, and has now closed. You can still read the Draft Strategy
We are currently analysing the consultation responses with a view to making any necessary amendments to the strategy, and with the intention of publishing the final strategy in the Autumn. The maps associated with the strategy cannot be viewed as these are currently being refined.
Why hedgehogs visit your garden and how to help them
As temperatures fall and food becomes scarce, hedgehogs increasingly wander into gardens looking for safe shelter and something to eat. Most recent estimates are that […]
Kisses and conservation: why mistletoe matters
Mistletoe is one of winter’s most recognisable plants, a rounded, evergreen sphere perched high in the canopy, dotted with pearly white berries. Beyond the folklore, […]
Autumn jewels in the grass
Autumn has a reputation for being one of our more colourful seasons. When we think of autumn colour, we immediately look to our trees and […]
Not just for Halloween: why bats matter more than you think
“Twinkle, twinkle little bat, How I wonder what you’re at! Up above the world you fly, Like a tea-tray in the sky.” – Lewis Carroll […]