Local habitat map
The public consultation on the draft Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) is now open. Along with this Local Habitat Map, you can find out more about the LNRS, see the statement of biodiversity priorities and take the online survey. The Local Habitat Map is a key component of the Local Nature Recovery Strategy. It maps the areas that have been identified as being the most important for nature recovery in the region.
The map is a live document and may be updated following the consultation. Before you view the map, scroll down to find the user guide video to help you navigate it.
What the Local Habitat Map shows
Areas of Particular Importance for Biodiversity, APIBs.
These are existing areas of important wildlife habitats, including national conservation sites, Local Nature Reserves, Local Wildlife Sites and areas of ‘irreplaceable habitat’.
Mapped Measures and Areas that Could Become of Particular Importance for Biodiversity (ACBs).
These are the areas proposed as the best places to create and restore habitat, to achieve the most for biodiversity and the wider environment.
User guide
Please take a look at the user guide before you go to the map. There is a short video which explains how to use the map.
The Local Habitat map should be viewed alongside the written Statement of Biodiversity Priorities. The map and the statement both make up the draft LNRS. The map identifies which priorities and potential measures apply to which locations. Sections 6.3 and 6.4 of the Statement of Biodiversity Priorities give more explanation of some of the mapping issues.
The inclusion of a location in the Local Habitat Map does not require the landowner or other people/organisations to deliver the potential measures listed or prevent other legitimate land uses from taking place. The areas identified are ‘opportunities’ for nature recovery.
Map key
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Special Areas of Conservation (SAC), National Nature Reserves (NNRs) and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) are legally designated, national conservation sites
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Local Nature Reserves (LNRs) are legally designated but locally identified sites
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Local Wildlife Sites (LWS) are locally designated, non-statutory sites of county-level importance for their wildlife
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Areas of ‘irreplaceable habitat’ in Nottinghamshire are Ancient and Veteran Trees, Ancient Woodland and Lowland Fen.
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Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are sites that contribute to the global persistence of biodiversity, and are the most important places in the world for species and habitats. Sherwood Forest KBA is identified as a ‘legacy’ KBA by Birdlife International, meeting Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) criteria.
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Data for SACs, NNRs, SSSIs and the Priority Habitat Inventory is sourced from Natural England’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy Data Viewer. Contains OS data © Crown Copyright [and database right] 2021.
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Local Nature Reserve data is sourced from Natural England’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy Data Viewer and from the designating Local Authority. Contains OS data © Crown Copyright [and database right] 2021.
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Local Wildlife Site data is supplied by the Nottinghamshire Biological and Geological Records Centre – Nottingham City Council Museum and Galleries, and is Copyright Nottingham City Council (2024).
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Irreplaceable habitats are as defined by the government - Irreplaceable habitat [gov.uk].
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Ancient and veteran tree data is reproduced with permission of the Woodland Trust. This data comes from the Woodland Trust’s Ancient Tree Inventory (note this dataset is not comprehensive, so if a tree does not feature on the ATI it does not necessarily follow that it is not an ancient or veteran tree).
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The lowland fen data is based on Natural England’s Priority Habitat Inventory layer, but with the addition of Misson Carr (Misson Training Area SSSI), and the removal of 10 sites which are not considered to be fen, following consultation with the Nottinghamshire Biological and Geological Records Centre.
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Digital boundaries relating to Key Biodiversity Areas are provided by BirdLife International and are for non-commercial use only. Source: BirdLife International (2023) Key Biodiversity Area digital boundaries. Version (“September 2023 Version”). Derived from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the KBA Partnership (BirdLife International, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Conservation of Birds, Wildlife Conservation Society and World Wildlife Fund).
