Initial LNRS priorities shortlisting workshop

As part of the LNRS process, a long list of priorities for nature's recovery has been gathered from four sources: 

• Ecological evidence
• Existing priorities within published plans and strategies for Sussex, including Local Plans, Catchment Management Plans, Neighbourhood plans, Climate and Tree Strategies etc
• Public Survey responses
• LNRS conversations with individuals, groups and organisations from all sectors.

Workshop attendees: 

• East Sussex County Council LNRS team
• West Sussex County Council LNRS team 
• Sussex Nature Partnership
• Natural England LNRS Senior Officers

Aim of workshop

• To review the long lists of priorities for nature's recovery that have been gathered for the two LNRS areas for Sussex 
• To group priorities into relevant categories and themes
• To score each priority against the proposed shortlisting criteria 
• To identify opportunities to further reduce each list, e.g. via rewriting the original priority so that it can be broader.

Next steps

Findings from this workshop will be shared with the Sussex LNRS Working Group and Supporting Authority Group for their review and comment. An approved shortlist and rationale will then be published on this website.