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Using Local Nature Recovery Strategies to guide on-farm decisions

Posted by: The Team, Posted on: 26 January 2026 - Categories: Farming across the UK
A peaceful rural landscape featuring a small pond with tall green grasses and blooming yellow iris flowers in the foreground. A wooden footbridge crosses the water, leading to a grassy field with scattered trees and a fence. Rolling hills and a partly cloudy sky are visible in the distance.

Whether you’re looking to improve soil health, manage flood risk, diversify income or plan future environmental activity, your Local Nature Recovery Strategy can help you decide what to do. 

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