Fungi sites and LNRS

A lot has happened, and indeed is still happening, with regards to nature and biodiversity in Lancashire. One of these is the creation of a Lancashire, Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS). LNRS’s are being created all across the country, but how they are created and what they include is the responsibility of the local area, in our case, Lancashire County Council.

In brief a LNRS should identify important areas for nature restoration work in an area and prioritise those habitats and species which are most in need of action to preserve and enhance their abundance and population in the long term. Prioritisation of species and habitat is based on evidence and data.

Thanks to this project and your data we have been better placed to ensure that fungi grasslands are considered within the LNRS. The listing of BHS’s will mean that where we know they exist, good examples of fungi grasslands will be mapped directly in the LNRS, where they have not yet been listed as BHS’s we have been able to use surveys and this projects data to identify grasslands which should be targeted for grassland recovery actions/protections and conversely should not be targeted for damaging actions, such as woodland planting.

Furthermore, fungi grasslands have been specifically recognised in the LNRS document as of significance in Lancashire.

What is an LNRS: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-nature-recovery-strategies/local-nature-recovery-strategies

The iNaturalist Lancashire Waxcap Project can be found here: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/lancashire-waxcaps/