The launch of Hull and East Yorkshire’s Nature Recovery Strategy in Hull today is a significant milestone for nature’s recovery in Yorkshire. This is the first Local Nature Recovery Strategy to be published in Yorkshire, led by two Councils it brings together important habitats and the places where targeted action will make the biggest difference for nature, climate and people in Hull and East Riding. 

Hull and East Riding are home to some of the world’s most northern chalk streams, meadows brimming with summertime butterflies and orchids, chalk cliffs home to seabird colonies and a coast and Estuary providing vital feeding groups for birds on migration. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust care for reserves including Flamborough Cliffs, Spurn National Nature Reserve, North Cave Wetlands and North Cliffe Wood, and run the successful Wilder Humber project bringing seagrass and oysters back to the Humber Estuary. 

Rachael Bice, CEO at Yorkshire Wildlife Trust said; “Yorkshire is in the best position to lead nature recovery; if we work together across our large, diverse and pivotal region, our efforts will be nationally significant. Crucially, Local Nature Recovery Strategies should underpin strong economic, planning and environmental policies and decision making, which together will lead to nature recovery at the scale Yorkshire needs.

“It has never been more crucial to plan for a future with wildlife and wild spaces contributing to the solutions for life’s challenges in a changing climate. Nature is necessary, not a nice-to-have, and we are losing it at an alarming rate. Today’s launch is a move in the right direction, we are full of hope but need to see follow up in nature-driven policies and enriched lives for everyone living and working in the area.”

Together, we can make better decisions for our wildlife and wild places. Together, we can restore 30% of Yorkshire for nature by 2030. Together, we can create a wilder future for Yorkshire. 

Read more Hull and East Yorkshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy