Dorset Local Nature Partnership is delighted to host the launch of the Dorset Local Nature Recovery Strategy.
We are delighted to host the official launch of the Dorset Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) at this year’s Annual Forum!
Join us on 25 March 2026 from 9.30am-3.30pm (registration from 9am) at the George Albert Hotel, near Dorchester.
Over the past few years Dorset Council – working as the Responsible Authority alongside BCP Council and Natural England as Supporting Authorities – has led an extensive and collaborative effort to create the Dorset LNRS, formally adopted in December 2025.
This milestone has only been made possible thanks to the involvement of so many organisations, community groups, land managers, farmers and individuals from across the county, including those who contributed valuable insights at our 2024 Annual Forum.
This year’s forum is about celebrating some of the fantastic work already happening to restore nature in Dorset and marking the transition from developing the strategy to delivering it collectively on the ground.
The event is free and includes:
- plenty of networking opportunities
- information stalls
- a complementary buffet lunch
We look forward to welcoming you for an inspiring and energising day focused on nature recovery in Dorset.
Programme (full details to follow)
Session 1: will look at the Dorset nature recovery strategy and its maps – how it will drive real change – and introduce Nature Recovery Dorset, followed by an interactive Q&A.
Session 2: brings a lively panel discussion on the realities of delivery – celebrating successes, exploring challenges and hearing honest perspectives from a farmer, community representative, a business voice, and the health sector.
Session 3: our keynote speaker on behaviour change will inspire fresh thinking on motivating action at scale. A workshop will give everyone the chance to help shape how we get more people doing more for nature across the county in order to meet our 30 by 30 target.
We will close with the official launch of the Dorset local nature recovery strategy led by Cllr Nick Ireland, leader of Dorset Council, Cllr Andy Hadley, Portfolio holder for Climate Mitigation, Energy and Environment from BCP Council and Ian Alexander, Senior Officer, Natural England – a milestone moment making Dorset shift from planning to delivery.
Book your place
Booking Essential (book here)
Please book as soon as you can so you don’t miss out. We will be confirming numbers with the venue by 11 March, but we will do our best to accept late bookings if spaces allow.
Car sharing
We encourage car sharing and we are looking to arrange transport from/to Dorchester South Station at the start and end of the day. We will do our best to arrange transport to those how have booked and request car sharing by Friday 13 March – transport will be confirmed prior to the event.
Information stands
If you would like to book space for an information stand (spaces are limited) please email: info@dorsetlnp.org.uk
Location
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Contact
If you have any queries, please email: info@dorsetlnp.org.uk