Statement of biodiversity priorities – Strategy area description

Part 2 of the Kent and Medway Local Nature Recovery Strategy “Statement of biodiversity priorities – Strategy area description” presents:

1. Kent and Medway’s natural landscape: a look at the various natural features which comprise the county.
2. Protected areas of Kent and Medway, including National Landscapes and nationally and locally designated areas.
3. What makes Kent and Medway’s nature so special – a summary of the habitats and species of note that can be found within the county (more detail on the habitats can be found in Part 3 of the Strategy).
4. A changing landscape – a look at how the county’s habitats and species have changed.
5. Pressures, threats and challenges for Kent and Medway’s nature:

• • Climate change
  • Pollution
  • Water demand and management
  • Human pressures
  • Built-up areas
  • Agricultural practices
  • Land management practices
  • Game hunting, wildfowling, game fishing and coarse fishing
  • Diseases and invasive and non-native species
  • Lack of funding and resources
  • Lack of data, evidence and understanding

6. Strategic context for the Kent and Medway Local Nature Recovery Strategy:

• • Local strategic context for the Kent and Medway Local Nature Recovery Strategy – Local Plans
  • Local strategic context for the Kent and Medway Local Nature Recovery Strategy – other relevant spatial plans in Kent and Medway
  • National strategic context for the Kent and Medway Local Nature Recovery Strategy
  • Other influences on the Strategy

7. Nature recovery opportunities in Kent and Medway – a look at the platform of action that the Strategy will be building from, and the principles the Strategy development applied to
enable this.