3rd December 2025

Surrey Nature Partnership was proud to attend a special event at the Houses of Parliament, hosted by the Local Nature Recovery APPG, chaired by Pippa Heylings MP and organised by secretariat Matt Whitney from Oxfordshire Local Nature Partnership.

The event brought together over 20 MPs across four main parties, five Peers, and representatives from Local Nature Partnerships (LNPs) across the country to highlight the vital role of nature in local decision-making. Great connections were made, and plans formed for a strong united voice to put nature, as an enabler, at the heart of local decisions.

LNPs deliver huge value for money. They lever private finance into Local Nature Recovery Strategy delivery. They help mainstream nature into the health system. And they provide a crucial link between nature organisations, councils and farmers. All on shoestring budgets.

They are the epitome of cross-sectoral working, and disprove the lazy narrative that nature is a blocker to growth. Indeed LNPs are perfectly aligned to Natural England new strategy, as Tony Juniper CBE and others show here:

Surrey Nature Partnership plays a key role in Surrey by driving collaboration across sectors and working to ensure nature is embedded in planning and policy. We’re proud to be recognised for the value we bring to Surrey – acting as a crucial link between nature organisations, councils, landowners, and farming communities, and delivering impact across multiple agendas with nature recovery at our core.

A huge thank you to Matt Whitney for organising this important event and to everyone working tirelessly to put nature at the heart of local decisions.