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Local Nature Recovery Scheme: Berkshire

Asked by Mr Lee DillonLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 18 December 2025UIN 99629

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding the Government has allocated to a) implement the Local Nature Recovery Strategy in Berkshire for financial year 2025-2026 and b) what proportion of that funding is assigned for delivery in West Berkshire.

Answered by Mary Creagh

As responsible authority for the Berkshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS), Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council has been allocated £135,500 in financial year 2025-26 to support their transition to delivery of their LNRS. Government has not prescribed how this funding will be distributed geographically within the area covered by the LNRS.

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